- Snail-paced
- Snail-paced Snail"-paced`, a.
Slow-moving, like a snail.
[1913 Webster]
Bid the snail-paced Ajax arm for shame. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Snail-paced
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snail-paced — [snāl′pāst΄] adj. very slow moving … English World dictionary
snail-paced — /snayl payst /, adj. slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish. [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
snail-paced — /ˈsneɪl peɪst/ (say snayl payst) adjective slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish …
snail-paced — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : moving at or characterized by a snail s pace … Useful english dictionary
snail-paced — adjective Date: 1594 moving very slowly … New Collegiate Dictionary
snail-paced — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. snaillike, sluggish, crawling; see slow 1 , 2 … English dictionary for students
Snail mail — or smail (from snail + mail) is a dysphemistic retronym named after the snail with its slow speed used to refer to letters and missives carried by conventional postal delivery services. The phrase refers to the lag time between dispatch of a… … Wikipedia
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snail-slow — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : snail paced … Useful english dictionary
