Old and Slow

Old

Old adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.
Usage example: even the most stirring speeches start to get old after you've heard them a few times

Slow and old are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slow" instead an adjective "Old".

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

Slow

Slow adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.
Usage example: the first half of the movie is slow, but then it gets exciting

Old and slow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Slow".

Nearby Words: slowness, slowed, slowly, slowing, slowdown

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Eyepatch of Power In either case, throughout the series it's implied that while he might be getting a little old and slow and even his good eye is starting to fail, he's a canny warrior whose insight is invaluable.
  • In response to them mocking her for being 'old and slow', Evelyn calmly backs up her husband's car into theirs six times, completely destroying it.
  • Unfortunately for Chell, he was too old and slow to be a match for Lorimar; he took too many cuts and died of his wounds.
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