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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Typified by slowness; characteristically slow

   "As I was travellin' through Lecale, I heered from a beggar a slowsome tale."

Adverb

1. 1
   In a characteristically slow or slowsome manner; slowly nonstandard

   "Moose smiled, slowsome."

Example

More examples

"As I was travellin' through Lecale, I heered from a beggar a slowsome tale."

Etymology

From slow + -some.

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