OVERSLOW

Etymology

Adjective

overslow (comparative more overslow, superlative most overslow)

Too slow.

Verb

overslow (third-person singular simple present overslows, present participle overslowing, simple past and past participle overslowed)

To render slow; to check; to curb.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*slow", v. t.

Definition: To render slow; to check; to curb. [Obs.] Hammond.

O"ver*slow", a.

Definition: Too slow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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