slow-footed

slow-footed
slow-footedly, adv.slow-footedness, n.
/sloh"foot"id/, adj.
proceeding at a slow pace.
[1635-45]

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  • slow-footedness — slow footed·ness …   English syllables

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  • slow-going — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Proceeding at a rate less than usual or desired: dilatory, laggard, slow, slow footed, slow paced, tardy. Informal: poky1. Idiom: slow as molasses in January. See FAST …   English dictionary for students

  • slow-paced — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Proceeding at a rate less than usual or desired: dilatory, laggard, slow, slow footed, slow going, tardy. Informal: poky1. Idiom: slow as molasses in January. See FAST …   English dictionary for students

  • slow-paced — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : moving at a slow rate of speed : slow footed …   Useful english dictionary

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