Slowly \Slow"ly\, adv. In a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not early; not rashly; not readly; tardly.
slowly adv 1: 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" [syn: {slow}, {easy}, {tardily}] [ant: {quickly}] 2: in music; "Play this lento, please" [syn: {lento}]