Associations to the word «Slowly»

Wiktionary

SLOWLY, adverb. At a slow pace.
SLOWLY BUT SURELY, adverb. (idiomatic) In a slow, yet careful manner.

Dictionary definition

SLOWLY, adverb. 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".
SLOWLY, adverb. In music; "Play this lento, please".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats