slowly

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Then, in a kinder tone, "I hope you will be happy, and"--slowly--"he too, though that is a foregone conclusion."

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  1. Slow. With slowly steps these couple walk'd. Birth of Robin Hood (Child's Ballads, V. 393).
  2. In a slow manner; not quickly or hastily; deliberately; tardily; not rashly or with precipitation. Love that comes too late. Like a remorseful pardon slowly carried. Shak., All's Well, v. 3. 58. A land of just and old renown, Where freedom slowly broadens down From precedent to precedent. Tennyson, You ask me why, tho' ill at case.

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  • A third monk stands beside him and says I excommunicate thee, and the steel which thou darest to draw at the very foot of the cross The culprit then rises, and replies I waited for these words, that the stroke might be certain, and the blow mortal He leaves the church slowly--slowly, as if counting his own footfalls, knowing them to be his last on earth Meanwhile the night falls so softly, the skies hang so transparently above, the air is so tranquil, that the soul trembles with delight, and the heart unconsciously forebodes happiness. —  The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
  • Then, in a kinder tone, "I hope you will be happy, and"--slowly--"he too, though that is a foregone conclusion." —  Molly Bawn
  • "Perhaps,"--slowly--"you would like to see that safe, Mr. Swift. I know where it is located, and can save you a needless search. —  The Paternoster Ruby
  • A voice from within answered "Yes," and they started The conveyance advanced slowly--slowly--the wheels sinking in the snow; the whole vehicle groaned and creaked, the horses slipped, wheezed, and smoked, and the driver's gigantic whip cracked incessantly, flying from side to side, twining and untwining like a slender snake, and cutting sharply across one or other of the six humping backs, which would thereupon straighten up with a more violent effort Imperceptibly the day grew. —  The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8) Boule de Suif and Other Stories
  • The men with one accord ceased rowing to gaze upon their late home as she now glittered before their eyes in such unfamiliar aspect; and, as they did so, her bows rose high into the air, dripping with liquid gold, then sank down again slowly--slowly--lower and lower still, until, with a long graceful sliding movement, she plunged finally beneath the wave There goes the old hooker to Davy Jones' locker, sparklin' like a di'mond--God bless her! —  The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific
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  1. from slow + -ly.
  2. from Middle English slawliche, slawly, slauli; from slow + -ly.
 

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