A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Slovenia. Capital and largest city: Ljubljana. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

Slovenianadj

Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language.

Sloveniannessnoun

The quality or state of being Slovenian.

Slovenismnoun

A linguistic feature of Slovene language, especially a Slovene idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language.

Slovenisticsnoun

Slovenian studies

slovenlikeadj

slovenly

slovenlilyadv

In a slovenly manner.

slovenlinessnoun

The state or quality of being slovenly.

slovenlyadj

Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.

slovennessnoun

slovenliness

Sloveno-prefix

Pertaining to Slovenia.

Slovenophobicadj

showing Slovenophobia.

slovenrynoun

dirtiness; uncleanliness

Slovinciannoun

One of a Slavic people living between the lakes Gardno (Gardersee) and Łebsko (Lebasee) near Słupsk (Stolp) in Pomerania.

Slovioname

An artificial language based on the Slavic languages and written in either the Latin or Cyrillic script, intended to be readily understandable by speakers of any modern Slavic language.

Slovyanskname

Alternative form of Sloviansk.

slowadj

Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

slow and steady wins the raceproverb

Patient work will eventually conquer any problem.

slow as molasses in Januaryadj

Extremely slow.

slow bellynoun

A lazy person; a heavy indolent glutton.

slow boilnoun

A point in time of boiling where slow and small bubbles rise to the boiling surface.

slow boilsnoun

plural of slow boil

slow burnnoun

Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually.

slow dancenoun

A kind of slow, swaying dance performed by couples, often with the lead partner holding their hands against the sides of the following partner's hips or waist while the follower drapes their hands on the leader's shoulders.

slow downverb

To decelerate.

slow fashionnoun

A movement that advocates for the production of fashion in respect to people, environment and animals.

slow foodnoun

Food, in contrast to fast food, that is normally a part of a complete meal; especially the traditional cuisine of a region.

slow headnoun

Fellatio, performed in a slow and sensual manner.

slow is smooth, smooth is fastproverb

Approaching difficult situations slowly and methodically can lead to faster and more efficient outcomes.

slow jamnoun

A slow, romantic song, found mainly in R & B or soul ballads.

slow marchnoun

A controlled walking pace in a deliberate, steady, rhythmic manner.

slow news daynoun

A time when media organizations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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