Words with a similar base: slower

'slower'
[slow.a.01] as in: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time


Examples:
a slow walker
the slow lane of traffic
her steps were slow
he was slow in reacting to the news
slow but steady growth



'slower'
[slow.a.02] as in: at a slow tempo


Examples:
the band played a slow waltz



'slower'
[dense.s.04] as in: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray


Examples:
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



'slower'
[slow.a.04] as in: (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time


Examples:
the clock is slow



'slower'
[boring.s.01] as in: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


Examples:
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



'slower'
[dull.s.05] as in: (of business) not active or brisk


Examples:
business is dull (or slow)
a sluggish market



'slower'
[slower.r.01] as in: more slowly


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