Unhurried vs. Slow

Unhurriedadjective

Not hurried; not rushed.

‘She proceeded at a moderate, unhurried pace.’;

Slowadjective

Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

‘a slow train;’; ‘a slow computer’;

Unhurriedadjective

relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste;

‘people strolling about in an unhurried way’; ‘an unhurried walk’; ‘spoke in a calm and unhurried voice’;

Slowadjective

Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.

Unhurriedadjective

capable of accepting delay with equanimity;

‘was unhurried with the small children’;

Slowadjective

Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

Slowadjective

Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.

Slowadjective

(of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.

‘That clock is slow.’;

Slowadjective

Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.

Slowadjective

(of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.

‘It was a slow news day, so the editor asked us to make our articles wordier.’; ‘I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon.’;

Slowverb

(transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

Slowverb

(transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.

Slowverb

(intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

Slownoun

Someone who is slow; a sluggard.

Slownoun

(music) A slow song.

Slowadverb

Slowly.

‘That clock is running slow.’;

Slow

Slew.

Slowadjective

Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.

Slowadjective

Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.

‘These changes in the heavens, though slow, producedLike change on sea and land, sidereal blast.’;

Slowadjective

Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.

‘Fixed on defense, the Trojans are not slowTo guard their shore from an expected foe.’;

Slowadjective

Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.

‘He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.’;

Slowadjective

Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.

Slowadjective

Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.

Slowadjective

Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.

Slowadverb

Slowly.

‘Let him have time to mark how slow time goesIn time of sorrow.’;

Slowverb

To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.

Slowverb

To go slower; - often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.

Slownoun

A moth.

Slowverb

lose velocity; move more slowly;

‘The car decelerated’;

Slowverb

become slow or slower;

‘Production slowed’;

Slowverb

cause to proceed more slowly;

‘The illness slowed him down’;

Slowadjective

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time;

‘a slow walker’; ‘the slow lane of traffic’; ‘her steps were slow’; ‘he was slow in reacting to the news’; ‘slow but steady growth’;

Slowadjective

at a slow tempo;

‘the band played a slow waltz’;

Slowadjective

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;

‘so dense he never understands anything I say to him’; ‘never met anyone quite so dim’; ‘although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick’; ‘dumb officials make some really dumb decisions’; ‘he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse’; ‘worked with the slow students’;

Slowadjective

(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time;

‘the clock is slow’;

Slowadjective

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;

‘a boring evening with uninteresting people’; ‘the deadening effect of some routine tasks’; ‘a dull play’; ‘his competent but dull performance’; ‘a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention’; ‘what an irksome task the writing of long letters is’; ‘tedious days on the train’; ‘the tiresome chirping of a cricket’; ‘other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome’;

Slowadjective

(of business) not active or brisk;

‘business is dull (or slow)’; ‘a sluggish market’;

Slowadverb

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');

‘he spoke slowly’; ‘go easy here--the road is slippery’; ‘glaciers move tardily’; ‘please go slow so I can see the sights’;

Slowadverb

of timepieces;

‘the clock is almost an hour slow’; ‘my watch is running behind’;