Slowness

tardine ; disinclination action or labor; sluggishne ; lazine . (Zool.) An uncouth, her bivorous, edentateS. Aiuer. mammal of several species, living on the under side of tree branches, and remark a- Sloth. bly slow in its motions. — Sloth'ful, -ful, a. Addicted to sloth; Slouch, slowch, active; sluggish n.; A lazy depre ion;' indolent of; the idle. head or some other part of the body; an awkward, heavy, clownish fellow: a hanging' down, as of a hat brim. — [slouched Cslowcht), slouching.] To hang down; to have a downcast, clownish look, gait, or manner. — v. t. To depre ; to cause to hang down. Slough, slow, n. A place of deep mud or mire. Slough, sluf, n. The cast skin of a serpent. (Med.) The part that separates from a foul sore or drops in mortification. — v. i. [sloughed (shift), sloughing.] (Surg.) To separate from the sound flesh; mortify and come off. — Slough'y, -T, a. Resembling, or of the nature of, a slough, or the dead matter which separates from flesh. Slovac, slov'ak, n. One of a race of Hungarian Sclaves, akin to the Czecks, inhabiting N.-W. Hungary neighboring parts of Moravia and Austria; their language. — a. Of or pert, to, etc. — Slove'nian, -ve'nY-an, n. A dialect of Slavic used in Carinthia, Styria, and Carniola. Sloven, sluv'en or sluv'n, n. One carele of dre , negligent of cleanline . — Slov'enly, a. Negligent of dre or neatne ; loose; disorderly; not neat. adv. In a slovenly manner. — Slov'enline , n. Slow, slo, a. Not swift; not quick in motion; deliberate; not happening in a short time; late; not ready; not prompt; acting with deliberation; indicating time later than the true time; not advancing, growing, or improving rapidly; heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dilatory; tardy; sluggish; dull; inactive. — v. t. To render slow, retard, reduce the speed of (an engine, ship, etc.). Slow-worm, slo'werm, n. A harmle reptile, having a very brittle body; the blind-worm.