Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.
Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness.
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Examples for "slow "
Examples for "slow "
1 The government has been extremely slow to respond to problems, he said.
2 As a result, FORM 6 was slow , extremely expensive, and incredibly good.
3 However, the rate of its rise is likely to slow , they said.
4 Police issued a record number of tickets to slow drivers last year.
5 Its secret nature, however, meant that this information was slow in coming.
1 Yet, the faint cries for help plus some dull thumping noises continue.
2 And in one as in the other the finer susceptibilities grow dull .
3 As so often with the environment, it's the dull things that work.
4 You sit dull in the market all day; you want a feast.
5 Europe's belief in a dull but safe civilisation is its main attraction.
1 However, the future is looking dim and the present is not blinding.
2 These are really ideal for dim sum, but either type works fine.
3 The Trump campaign took a dim view of Mr Biden's economic proposals.
4 Here she saw in the dim light something moving in the water.
5 The atmosphere of the ball was heavy; the lamps were growing dim .
1 Far too dense , far too much seeing theorizing, far too much being.
2 Contrails are especially dense over parts of Europe and eastern United States.
3 Rooftop gardens can be used to capture water in dense urban areas.
4 Of course dense , heavy cakes can be delicious in their own way.
5 Advances in marker technology have made a dense marker map a reality.
1 Bats without facial membranes; with short obtuse and bull-doggish heads; large lips.
2 Forgive me for being so obtuse , but what is your new job?
3 I couldn't tell if he was being cagey, or was simply obtuse .
4 And then came the events of November and Andrew's obtuse , mortifying interview.
5 The pubic bones were long, and met above an obtuse sub-pubic angle.
Marked by lack of intellectual acuity or somewhat mentally limited.
1 Some might feel that this risks dumbing down but I would disagree.
2 Now, she adds, texting and Twitter are dumbing down e-mail even more.
3 A fact-free environment contributes to the dumbing down of public debate.
4 Words that would resist the eternal American genius for cheapening and dumbing down.
5 There was no evidence of dumbing down among Scribble's digital generation.
6 This is the kind of dumbing down we must fight against.
7 It's not about dumbing down or aiming charts just at children.
8 The dumbing down of the populace remains in full flower, indeed.
9 With each incremental dumbing down of their programming, ratings climbed proportionately.
10 This equates to a dumbing down of cultural life in NZ.
11 They caution job seekers against dumbing down their curricula vitae.
12 Instead of dumbing down the dialogue as ordered, we'd smarted up the whole premise.
13 Thoughtful and said a lot about the times she lived in without dumbing it down.
14 Who said the internet was all about dumbing down?
15 But at least you have the option of dumbing down your smart bulbs a bit.
16 McGeeney has also had enough dumbing down of player performances through marks out of 10.
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