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SLOWEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slowest mean?
• SLOWEST (adverb)
The adverb SLOWEST has 1 sense:
1. most slowly
Familiarity information: SLOWEST used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Most slowly
Pertainym:
slow (not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time)
Context examples
A type of globulin in plasma that in electrically charged solutions exhibits slowest colloidal mobility after that of the alpha and beta globulins.
(Gamma Globulin, NCI Thesaurus)
The speed of a fleet, you know, is the speed of the slowest ship, and the speed of the teachers is affected the same way.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Mrs. Chillip, he proceeded, in the calmest and slowest manner, quite electrified me, by pointing out that Mr. Murdstone sets up an image of himself, and calls it the Divine Nature.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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