Slopeth vs Sloweth - What's the difference?

slopeth | sloweth |

In archaic terms the difference between slopeth and sloweth

is that slopeth is third-person singular of slope while sloweth is third-person singular of slow.

slopeth

English

Verb

(head)

(archaic) (slope)

slope

English

Noun

(en noun)

An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.

The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.

The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.

(mathematics) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.

The slope of this line is 0.5

(mathematics) The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.

The slope of a parabola increases linearly with ''x''.

The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).

The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater.

(vulgar, highly offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.

Synonyms

* (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward) bank, embankment, gradient, hill, incline * (degree to which a surface tends upward or downward) gradient * (mathematics) first derivative, gradient * Chinaman, Chink

Verb

(slop)

(label) To tend steadily upward or downward.

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(label) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.

To try to move surreptitiously.

(label) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.

Derived terms

* ski slope * slippery slope * sloping

Adjective

(en adjective)

(obsolete) Sloping.

* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)

A bank not steep, but gently slope .

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

Down the slope hills.

Adverb

(en adverb)

(obsolete) slopingly

(Milton)

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sloweth

English

Verb

(head)

(archaic) (slow)

slow

English

Adjective

(er)

Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

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Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.

* (John Milton)

These changes in the heavens, though slow , produced / Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast.

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Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.

* The Bible, Prov. xiv. 29

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.

(of a clock or the like) Behind]] in time; indicating a time [[early, earlier than the true time.

Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.

(of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.

Synonyms

* See also * (taking a long time to move a short distance) deliberate; moderate * (not happening in a short time) gradual * (of reduced intellectual capacity) dull-witted * (acting with deliberation) dilatory, inactive, tardy, slothful, sluggish * (lacking spirit) boring, dull

Antonyms

* (taking a long time to move a short distance) fast, quick, rapid, swift * (of reduced intellectual capacity) prompt, quick * (acting with deliberation) hasty, precipitate, prompt * (lacking spirit) brisk, lively

Derived terms

* slow motion, slo-mo * slow-belly * slow burn * slowish * slowly * slow march * slowness * slowpoke

Verb

(en verb)

To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.

To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

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After about a minute, the creek bed vomited the debris into a gently sloped meadow. Saugstad felt the snow slow and tried to keep her hands in front of her.

Synonyms

* (keep from going quickly) delay, hinder, retard * (become slow) decelerate, slacken

Derived terms

* slower * slow up * slow down

Noun

(en noun)

Someone who is slow; a sluggard.

(music) A slow song.

Adverb

(er)

Slowly.

That clock is running slow .

* Shakespeare

Let him have time to mark how slow time goes / In time of sorrow.

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