1. not quick, taking a long time: mabagal, matagal
2. not prompt or hasty: makupad, mabagal
3. behind the right time: atrasado, huli
4. dull, stupid: mapurol (mahina) ang ulo
5. slow in manner: mabagal, mahinay, banayad
6. slow in sale of merchandise: matumal, mahina
v.
1. to make slow: magpahina, pahinain, hinaan, pabagalin, bagalan
2. to go slow, become slow: humina (ang takbo o lakad), bumagal adv. slowly: marahan, dahan-dahan, mahinay, hinay-hinay
» synonyms and related words:
snail
n.
1. a small soft animal that crawls very slowly: susu, kuhol
2. a lazy, slow-moving person: taong mabagal (makupad)
crawl
v.
to creep or to move slowly on hands and knees: gumapang
n.
slow movement along the ground: gapang
ponderous
adj.
1. very heavy: napakabigat
2. heavy and slow: napakabigat at mabagal
3. dull, tiresome: walang sigla, nakaiinip, nakababagot
tardy
adj.
1. late, behid time: huli, atrasado
2. slow: makupad, mabagal
stew
n.
1. a food cooked by slow boiling: nilaga
2. a stew with plenty of water and condiment: sinigang
v.
to cook by slow boiling: maglaga, ilaga
dull
adj.
1. not sharp or pointed: mapurol, pulpol, pangal
2. not intense (for pain, etc): di-matindi, bahagya
3. slow in understanding: mapurol (mahina) ang ulo
4. stupid: tanga, ungas, bobo/a
5. not bright or clear: malabo, malamlam
6. cloudy: kulimlim, maulap
7. not shiny: di-makintab
8. not interesting, boring: nakayayamot, nakababagot, nakaiinip, nakaaantok, nakapagaantok
9. not active (in business): mahina, matumal
v.
to make blunt: magpapurol, makapagpapurol, papurulin, makapulpol, pulpulin
lamp
n.
1. a vessel for giving light: ilawan, lampara
2. a slow or lowburning oil lamp: tinghoy
3. a gas light, esp. when covered with a globe or other shade: kingke, gasera
jog
n.
a slow walk or trot: yagyag, paso
v.
to stir up ones own or another persons memory: pukawin (gisingin, buhayin) ang alaala
bagal
adj.
slow, sluggish
gigi
adj.
maggigi' (mag-) slow, fussy, meticulous
simsim
n.
trying the taste of something, slow enjoyment of something pleasant
dahan
adj.
madahan (ma-) slow dahan-dahan adv. slowly
luwat
adj.
maluwat (ma-) long (in time), slow. Maluwat matutuhan. Takes a long time to learn. Natutulog ako ng maluwat. I sleep long (hours). adv. for a long time
atrasado
Sp adj.
late, slow
tumal
n.
slowness or dullness (in sales or market activity)
