English → Latin
“slowly” in Latin
tardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingeringlentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible, pliantpatiorto suffer, endure, tolerate; to allow, acquiesce, permit, submit; to exist, livelēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm; gradualpaulātimgradually, little by little, bit by bitpedetemptimgradually, cautiously, step-by-stepsēgnisslow, tardy, torpid, inactive, unenergetic, lazyingrediorto go into or onto, enter; to enter upon, engage in, apply oneself to something; to enter upon, begin, commence
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
slowly
tarde: lente (also of the mind): tardo pede: tardo gradu or passu (with slow pace): leniter (gently): paullatim: pedetentim (gradually). (The words are found in this connection and order.) lente et paullatim: segniter (only of the mind; sleepily, sluggishly). To walk slowly, tarde ire or ingredi; tardo pede or gradu incedere; lente incedere: to move slowly, lente moveri.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for slowly?
- The usual Latin words for “slowly” are tardus, lentus, patior; also lēnis, paulātim, pedetemptim. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.