snail-slowadj.adv.

Etymology: snail n.¹

1. That is as slow as a snail; very sluggish or tardy in motion, progress, etc. Hence as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective]

lateeOE

slackc1000

slowc1225

heavya1400

lent14..

slowfulc1400

sloth1412

latesomea1425

sluggedc1430

sluggingc1430

tardy1483

lingeringa1547

tarde1547

sleuth1567

snailish1581

slow-moving1592

lagging1597

snail-paced1597

snail-slow1600

slow-pacing1616

snail-like1639

sluggish1640

ignave1657

languishing1693

slow-stepping1793

lentitudinous1801

somnolent1812

slow-coachish1844

tardigradous1866

vermigrade1938

slow-cooking1968

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > tardy or sluggish

lateeOE

latredec897

latelyOE

slowfulc1400

latesomea1425

languoring?c1425

sluggedc1430

tardy1483

tediousc1485

hooly1513

longsome1543

lingeringa1547

tarde1547

slow-worm1548

tardious?1572

lagging1597

snail-slow1600

snail-paced1601

snail-like1639

languid1646

dilatory1648

sluggish1648

languishing1693

laggard1702

lentitudinous1801

laggardly1826

lag-last1862

slowpoke1872

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb] > very slowly

snail-slow1901

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. v. 46 The patch is..a huge feeder, Snaile slow in profit.

1803 Pic Nic No. 1. 3 France is..cold and snail-slow in redress or justice.

1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair iii. viii. 55 The son, impatient, leaves his snail-slow sire.

1901 E. Phillpotts Striking Hours 114 Off goes Squire snail-slow.

1951 W. de la Mare Winged Chariot 44 Snail-slow moves everything for which we wait.

1974 V. Canning Painted Tent x. 203 The time of waiting..had passed snail-slow for Smiler.

2. Marked by excessive slowness of progress.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > very slow

snail-paced1597

as slow as molasses1854

snail-slow1900

1900 Daily News 12 July 6/2 The era of military reform, which may be said to have begun its snail-slow course in 1870.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	snail-slow
释义	snail-slowadj.adv. Etymology: snail n.¹ 1. That is as slow as a snail; very sluggish or tardy in motion, progress, etc. Hence as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] lateeOE slackc1000 slowc1225 heavya1400 lent14.. slowfulc1400 sloth1412 latesomea1425 sluggedc1430 sluggingc1430 tardy1483 lingeringa1547 tarde1547 sleuth1567 snailish1581 slow-moving1592 lagging1597 snail-paced1597 snail-slow1600 slow-pacing1616 snail-like1639 sluggish1640 ignave1657 languishing1693 slow-stepping1793 lentitudinous1801 somnolent1812 slow-coachish1844 tardigradous1866 vermigrade1938 slow-cooking1968 the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > tardy or sluggish lateeOE latredec897 latelyOE slowfulc1400 latesomea1425 languoring?c1425 sluggedc1430 tardy1483 tediousc1485 hooly1513 longsome1543 lingeringa1547 tarde1547 slow-worm1548 tardious?1572 lagging1597 snail-slow1600 snail-paced1601 snail-like1639 languid1646 dilatory1648 sluggish1648 languishing1693 laggard1702 lentitudinous1801 laggardly1826 lag-last1862 slowpoke1872 the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb] > very slowly snail-slow1901 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. v. 46 The patch is..a huge feeder, Snaile slow in profit. View more context for this quotation 1803 Pic Nic No. 1. 3 France is..cold and snail-slow in redress or justice. 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair iii. viii. 55 The son, impatient, leaves his snail-slow sire. 1901 E. Phillpotts Striking Hours 114 Off goes Squire snail-slow. 1951 W. de la Mare Winged Chariot 44 Snail-slow moves everything for which we wait. 1974 V. Canning Painted Tent x. 203 The time of waiting..had passed snail-slow for Smiler. 2. Marked by excessive slowness of progress. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > very slow snail-paced1597 as slow as molasses1854 snail-slow1900 1900 Daily News 12 July 6/2 The era of military reform, which may be said to have begun its snail-slow course in 1870. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.adv.1600
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