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gentle collapse: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"; quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"; soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"; stroke soothingly

gently collapse: in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"; in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"

ease up collapse: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"; become less intense

slow motion collapse: a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate

tortoise collapse: usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

unenthusiastic collapse: not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

backpedal collapse: modify one's opinion, make it less strong; step backwards, in boxing; pedal backwards on a bicycle

slowly collapse: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

procrastinator collapse: someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

slow collapse: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"; at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"; (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"; become slow or slower; "Production slowed"; cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"

plodder collapse: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"; someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

moderate collapse: not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"; being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"; marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"; make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed"; preside over; "John moderated the discussion"

easy collapse: obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"; less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter"; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"; affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes"; not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty"; posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"; free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"; marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"; having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"; not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"; affording pleasure; "easy good looks"; readily exploited or tricked; "an easy victim"; "an easy mark"; in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)

dawdler collapse: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

easily collapse: without question; "easily the best book she's written"; with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy"

pointless collapse: lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"; not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"

slack collapse: a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"; the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"; a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"; dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve; flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"; cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"; make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"; release tension on; "slack the rope"; be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"; avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

waddle collapse: walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; "ducks walk with a waddle"

characterless collapse: lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting; "women dressed in nondescript clothes"; "a nondescript novel"

snail collapse: freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell; gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer"

goose step collapse: a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high; march in a military fashion

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