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slowly

adv
/ˈsləʊli/UK/ˈslaːli//ˈsloʊli/US

Etymology

From Middle English slowly, slowli, slouli, slowliche, from Old English slāwlīċe (“slowly; sluggishly”), equivalent to slow + -ly. Compare Old Norse slæliga, sljóliga.

  1. inherited from slāwlīċe — “slowly; sluggishly”
  2. inherited from slowly

Definitions

  1. At a slow pace.

    • When bond yields rise slowly over time, it’s not a problem for pensions deploying LDI strategies, and actually helps their finances.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at slowly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at slowly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at slowly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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