"overslow" meaning in English

See overslow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/ Forms: more overslow [comparative], most overslow [superlative]
Etymology: over- + slow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|slow}} over- + slow Head templates: {{en-adj}} overslow (comparative more overslow, superlative most overslow)
  1. Too slow.
    Sense id: en-overslow-en-adj-MZBR7egI

Verb

IPA: /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/ Forms: overslows [present, singular, third-person], overslowing [participle, present], overslowed [participle, past], overslowed [past]
Etymology: over- + slow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|slow}} over- + slow Head templates: {{en-verb}} overslow (third-person singular simple present overslows, present participle overslowing, simple past and past participle overslowed)
  1. To render slow; to check; to curb.
    Sense id: en-overslow-en-verb-QtqgYX~E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 9 91

Inflected forms

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