# slowest

Pronunciation: say "SLOH-ist" US /ˈsloʊɪst/, UK /ˈsləʊɪst/

## Adjective

1. Superlative form of slow. — superlative form of slow: most slow
   - Simple: Superlative of slow. Use it for the one thing that moves least fast of all.
   - _The slowest train on the line takes nearly two hours._
   - _Of all the animals tested, the sloth showed the slowest reactions._

## Adverb

2. Superlative form of the adverb slow. — superlative form of slow (adverb): most slow
   - Simple: Superlative of slow used as an adverb. Use it to say something happens least fast of all.
   - _The glacier moves the slowest of any in the region._
   - _He reacted the slowest when the alarm went off._

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