4
lazy
4
lingering(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
4
slack(dull, late, slowness, behind)
4
tardy(adjective, dull, quiet, moderate, easy)
3
gradational(adjective, fast)
3
gradually(adjective, adverb)
3
advanced(adjective, tolerant, modern, radical, dynamic)
3
bit by bit(expression, adjective, idiom)
3
delicate(adjective, calm, quiet, smooth, soft)
3
graduate(adjective, slowly, evenly)
3
incremental(adjective, progressive)
3
insensible(adjective, indifferent, slowness)
3
laggard(adjective, slow)
3
languid
3
relaxed
3
slow-paced(adjective, slow)
3
step by step(expression, adjective, idiom, postgraduate)
3
stepwise
3
successive(adjective, continuity, slowly, evenly)
2
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