Difference between Retard and Slow

RETARD vs SLOW: NOUN

Retardation; delay.
A mentally retarded person.
A person who is stupid or inept, especially in social situations.
The interval between the transit of the moon at which a tide originates and the appearance of the tide itself. It is found, in general, that any particular tide is not principally due to the moon's transit immediately proceeding, but to a transit which has occured some time before, and which is said to correspond to it. The retard of the tide is thus distinguished from the lunitidal interval. See under Retardation.
A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn.
Retardation.
A person of subnormal intelligence
A person with mental retardation.

A Middle English spelling of slough.
In zoöl, a sluggish or slow-paced skink, as the slow-worm or blindworm, Anguis fragilis; also, a newt or eft of like character.
A moth.
A sluggard.
A Middle English preterit of slay.

RETARD vs SLOW: ADJECTIVE

Taking or requiring a long time.
Taking more time than is usual.
Allowing movement or action only at a low speed.
Registering a time or rate behind or below the correct one.
Lacking liveliness or interest; boring.
Lacking in promptness or willingness; not precipitate.
Marked by a retarded tempo.
Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed.
Not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
At a slow tempo
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
(of business) not active or brisk
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
Characterized by a low volume of sales or transactions.
Not advancing or improving rapidly.
Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish.
A slow person. See def.7, above.
Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate.
Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
Only moderately warm; low.
Not having or exhibiting intellectual or mental quickness.

RETARD vs SLOW: VERB

Slow the growth or development of
Lose velocity; move more slowly
To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
To decelerate; to slow down.
Be delayed
Cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate

Become slow or slower
Cause to proceed more slowly
Lose velocity; move more slowly

RETARD vs SLOW: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To stay back.

To go slower; -- often with up.
To delay; retard.
To become slow or slower.
To make slow or slower.

RETARD vs SLOW: TRANSITIVE VERB

To put off; to postpone
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; ; -- opposed to accelerate.

To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay.

RETARD vs SLOW: ADVERB

So as to fall behind the correct time or rate.
Of timepieces
Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
At a low speed.

RETARD vs SLOW: OTHER WORD TYPES

To make slow or slower; obstruct in motion or progress; delay; impede; clog; hinder.
To defer; postpone; put off.
To be delayed or later than usual.
Lose velocity
Move more slowly
Synonyms To detain, delay.

Slowly.
To become slow; slacken in speed.
To make slow; delay; retard.
To slacken in speed: as, to slow a locomotive or a steamer: usually with up or down.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance; not quick in motion; not rapid: as, a slow train; a slow messenger.
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time; gradual: as, a slow change; the slow growth of arts.
Not ready; not prompt or quick; used absolutely, not quick to comprehend; dull-witted.
Tardy; dilatory; sluggish; slothful.
Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation.
Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time: as, the clock or watch is slow.
Dull; lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness: used of persons or things: as, the entertainment was very slow.
Synonyms Delaying, lingering, deliberate.
3 and
Heavy, inert, lumpish.
1–4. Slow, Tardy, Dilatory. Slow and tardy represent either a fact in external events or an element of character; dilatory only the latter. Dilatory expresses that disposition or habit by which one is once or generally slow to go about what ought to be done. See idle.
Not moving quickly
Slow to learn or understand
Move more slowly
Lose velocity
Showing a time that is earlier than the actual time
Taking a comparatively long time
Lacking intellectual acuity
(imperative) Slew.

RETARD vs SLOW: RELATED WORDS

Douche, Retardation, Impede, Hinder, Slow up, Half wit, Check, Changeling, Slow down, Decelerate, Idiot, Cretin, Slow, Imbecile, Moron

Dim, Easy, Dragging, Dull, Lazy, Dilatory, Slack, Tedious, Poky, Retard, Dawdling, Slacken, Decelerate, Slowly, Sluggish

RETARD vs SLOW: DESCRIBE WORDS

Stupid, Douche, Retardation, Impede, Hinder, Slow up, Check, Changeling, Slow down, Decelerate, Idiot, Cretin, Slow, Imbecile, Moron

Boring, Dim, Easy, Dragging, Dull, Lazy, Dilatory, Slack, Tedious, Poky, Retard, Slacken, Decelerate, Slowly, Sluggish

RETARD vs SLOW: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Fucking smh at the retard that posted this.
Chromate Conversions are required to retard this corrosion.
Press down the retard roller until it snaps.
My own dumb luck it was a retard.
Facebook fonctionne toujours sans interruption, retard ou imperfection.
It will also retard progress for a society.
Burundi reste en retard sur les pays voisins.
How do you say retard in sqrslys language?
Bit more important than a shopping list retard.
Identifier les causes de retard avec le fournisseur, et escalader aux achats si ce retard impacte notre client.

This may indicate that the server is slow to respond, the network is slow, or that there is some other network problem.
Experiencing a SLOW network connection: Are other office members are experiencing slow network access.
This is very helpful on systems with slow closing valves or on pump systems that are operating near maximum flow or have slow wellrecovery.
The slow cooker setting is great for meals that have a cook time already set for a slow cooking meal.
Really slow to respond after handing in draft, very slow edits, and final version looked nothing like the edited version we worked on together.
Lid on the slow cooker tin of chickpeas to make it chunkier this website you will lentil and potato curry slow cooker for.
Every man must be swift about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath.
Expect slow transfer rates, primarily by reason of the slow network cards, the computer itself, and the storage.
Slow drivers slow everyone down and asshole drivers increase the slowdown by cutting people off.
In testing web applications, test with slow machines and slow networks that more closely mimic those of real users.

RETARD vs SLOW: QUESTIONS

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Can I prevent or retard progressive bone shrinking?
Do people who retard their ignition timing actually retard it?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RETARD AND SLOW

RETARD vs SLOW: NOUN

RETARD vs SLOW: ADJECTIVE

RETARD vs SLOW: VERB

RETARD vs SLOW: INTRANSITIVE VERB

RETARD vs SLOW: TRANSITIVE VERB

RETARD vs SLOW: ADVERB

RETARD vs SLOW: OTHER WORD TYPES

RETARD vs SLOW: RELATED WORDS

RETARD vs SLOW: DESCRIBE WORDS

RETARD vs SLOW: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

RETARD vs SLOW: QUESTIONS