What expression starts with 'As slow as'?

1. What is an idiom for slow?
2. What does the expression slow as molasses mean?
3. What is a word for slower than slow?
4. How would you describe something slow?
5. What is as slow as a snail?
6. What is the adverb of slow?
7. What is the noun of slow?
8. What is the root word for slow?
9. Where does the phrase slow as molasses come from?
10. Where does the saying slow as molasses come from?
11. Is this a simile or metaphor Henry is as slow as molasses?
12. What is adjective of slow?
13. How would you describe time slow?

What is an idiom for slow?

(as) slow as molasses. (as) slow as molasses in January. a slow burn. be (a little) slow on the uptake. be quick on the uptake.

What does the expression slow as molasses mean?

US, informal. : very slow or slowly I used to be a fast runner, but now I'm slow as molasses.

What is a word for slower than slow?

Grave – slow and solemn (20–40 BPM) Lento – slowly (40–45 BPM) ... Andante moderato – a bit slower than andante (69–72 BPM) Andante – at a walking pace (73–77 BPM) Andantino – slightly faster than andante (although in some cases it can be taken to mean - slightly slower than andante) (78–83 BPM)

How would you describe something slow?

1, 2 unhurried. 6 sluggardly, dilatory, indolent, lazy, slothful. 7 dense.

What is as slow as a snail?

Filters. (simile) Extremely slow.

What is the adverb of slow?

Slowly is the usual adverb from the adjective slow. Slow is sometimes used as an adverb in informal language, on road signs, etc. It can also be used to form compounds: Slow. Major road ahead.

What is the noun of slow?

slowness. The quality or state of being slow.

What is the root word for slow?

late 12c., "indolence, sluggishness," formed from Middle English slou, slowe (see slow (adj.)) ... Old English slawlice "slowly, sluggishly;" see slow (adj.) + -ly (2).

Where does the phrase slow as molasses come from?

Due to the high viscosity of commonly available molasses at room temperature, the liquid pours quite slowly. In the 1941 movie Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara chides Prissy for being as “slow as molasses in January.”

Where does the saying slow as molasses come from?

Why is molasses slow in January? Any liquid, honey, melted shortening, lava or even water, will move more quickly when hot and move more slowly when cold. The expression 'as slow as molasses in January' to describe something extremely slow was in use by 1872; it did not originate as a result of the Molasses Flood.

Is this a simile or metaphor Henry is as slow as molasses?

(simile) Extremely slow.

What is adjective of slow?

Usually slow is used as an adjective and slowly is used as an adverb, but slow can also be used as an adverb. ... (Note: Slowly is never used as an adjective.)

How would you describe time slow?

The verb 'crawl' is often used to describe the way time seems to move slowly when you're waiting for something.