slowish

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US/ˈsloʊɪʃ/

adjective

Somewhat slow.

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Meanings

adjectiveslowish (comparative more slowish, superlative most slowish)

comparative more slowish · superlative most slowish

  1. Somewhat slow.

    Better yet, a new disk icon appears on your PC (labeled X), that represents your files on the Web. You can open and use its contents as though it’s an ordinary, if slowish, hard drive.

    2007 January 4, David Pogue, “Fewer Excuses for Not Doing a PC Backup”, in New York Times

Origin

From slow + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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