"slowish" meaning in English

See slowish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more slowish [comparative], most slowish [superlative]
Etymology: slow + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slow|ish}} slow + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} slowish (comparative more slowish, superlative most slowish)
  1. Somewhat slow.

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