Meaning of slowth | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Slow economic growth.
   uncountable
2. The state or condition of being slow; slowness.
   uncountable

Examples

“October 15, 1777, George Washington, to Governor George Clinton […] but such was the reduced state of our Continental regiments, after the battle of Brandywine, and such the slowth and difficulty of procuring reinforcements of militia from the southward, […] (1890 edition)”

“December 14, 1813, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Alexis Marie Rochon […] are so many and great, that it is wonderful to me, that in a course of 30 years, it is not yet brought into general use⟳. it is one of the remarkable proofs of the slowth with which improvements in the arts & sciences advance.”

“Slowth lies behind the difficulties each of us faces in achieving the standard of living we desire.”

“Unfortunately, with slowth it becomes progressively more difficult to escape⟳ from the rigours of scarcity”

“it is realized that the slowth context is making that activity less than might be considered desirable.”

“Good old-fashioned slowth is being looked at with new interest⟳, as is exemplified by such old antiques as the old Douglas Skyraider. And, of course the helicopter, slowest of all, so slow you can easily make⟳ one go backwards.”

“The tempo of the introduction, which Mahler has marked to be slow and dragging, is of the utmost "slowth" (if I may use⟳ such a word to denote the creepy, crawling atmosphere thus created).”

“The slowth may have⟳ been caused by various software issues rather than anything to do with hardware.”

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