overslow

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/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/

adjective

Too slow.

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Meanings

adjectiveoverslow (comparative more overslow, superlative most overslow)

comparative more overslow · superlative most overslow

  1. Too slow.
verboverslow (third-person singular simple present overslows, present participle overslowing, simple past and past participle overslowed)

present singular third person overslows · participle present overslowing · participle past overslowed · past overslowed

  1. To render slow; to check; to curb.

    overſlow this furious driver

    a. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon

Origin

From over- + slow.

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Cite this entry
APA

overslow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overslow

MLA

“overslow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overslow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overslow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overslow.

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