Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a snail in moving slowly; snail-paced.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like or suiting a snail.
- adverb In the manner of a snail; slowly.
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Examples
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Assange's approach subsequently appears to have matured, as demonstrated by WikiLeaks current snail-like release of its cache of 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables.
The Next Generation Of Wikileaks Nicole Hardesty 2011
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I am an optimist, she laughs when asked about the snail-like pace of funding.
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Part of this snail-like pace involves the sheer magnitude of the problems Haiti faces, while part of it involves Haiti's legal and bureaucratic hurdles - including the lack of an adequate land tenure policy.
Rep. Barbara Lee: Haitian Priorities Must Drive International Reconstruction Efforts Rep. Barbara Lee 2011
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Assange's approach subsequently appears to have matured, as demonstrated by WikiLeaks current snail-like release of its cache of 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables.
The Next Generation Of Wikileaks Nicole Hardesty 2011
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Part of this snail-like pace involves the sheer magnitude of the problems Haiti faces, while part of it involves Haiti's legal and bureaucratic hurdles - including the lack of an adequate land tenure policy.
Rep. Barbara Lee: Haitian Priorities Must Drive International Reconstruction Efforts Rep. Barbara Lee 2011
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Marla Coppolino sent this picture of an undescribed species of a snail-like creature with a blue shell next to her pet snails, probably a Neohelix albolabris (the bigger one) and a Mesodon thyroidus.
Archive 2009-01-01 AYDIN 2009
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Part of this snail-like pace involves the sheer magnitude of the problems Haiti faces, while part of it involves Haiti's legal and bureaucratic hurdles - including the lack of an adequate land tenure policy.
Rep. Barbara Lee: Haitian Priorities Must Drive International Reconstruction Efforts Rep. Barbara Lee 2011
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And growing public distaste hastened snail-like progress which still balks at making McIlroy's "E" stand for "Excellence" not "Empire."
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Part of this snail-like pace involves the sheer magnitude of the problems Haiti faces, while part of it involves Haiti's legal and bureaucratic hurdles - including the lack of an adequate land tenure policy.
Rep. Barbara Lee: Haitian Priorities Must Drive International Reconstruction Efforts Rep. Barbara Lee 2011
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Despite a text-only service, basic graphics and snail-like speed, the terminal generated €30 million $43.1 million in revenue in 2010, with around 85% redistributed to service providers such as banks and weather forecasters, according to France Télécom SA, which operates the service.
France Télécom to Bid Adieu to Minitel Max Colchester 2011
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