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Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. "The night owl's lazy flight." Shak.

A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. "Plow-torn leas." Shak. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.

es of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo.

Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] B.Jonson.

Slowly; in slow time.

Slowness; sluggishness. [Obs.]

Slow; in slow time; slowly; -- rarely written lente.

Slowness; delay; sluggishness. Arbuthnot.

rom, off, on, upon, at, in. When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. Gen. xxiv. 64. Slowly rode across a withered heath, And lighted at a ruined inn. Tennyson.

To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate. Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. Gray. Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thoughts detained. Milton.

With delay; slowly; tediously.

he painter flattered her a little. Shak. -- By little and little, or Little by little, by slow degrees; piecemeal; gradually.

ction of cattle, horses, and sheep, caused by eating the loco weed and characterized by a slow, measured gait, high step, glassy eyes with defective vision, delirium, and gradual emaciation.

Made slow and heavy in movement; water-logged. Beaconsfield.

To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind. Sir John, you loiter here too long. Shak. If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. Rogers.

Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.

To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.

To move slowly and heavily.

edonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. Henslow.

ving in order; stately or deliberate walk; steady onward movement. With solemn march Goes slow and stately by them. Shak. This happens merely because men will not bide their time, but will insist on precipitating the march of affairs. Buckle.