slowth meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

slowth

noun

UK /sləʊθ/ · US /slɔθ/

Etymology Blend of slow + growth.

Slow economic growth.

Slowth lies behind the difficulties each of us faces in achieving the standard of living we desire.1980, Martin Kupferman, Maurice D. Levi, Slowth, the changing economy and how you can successfully cope:
Unfortunately, with slowth it becomes progressively more difficult to escape from the rigours of scarcity1984, George Lermer, Thomas J. Courchene, Probing leviathan: an investigation of government in the economy:

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it is realized that the slowth context is making that activity less than might be considered desirable.1985, Lee H. Radebaugh, Earl H. Fry, David M. Kennedy, Canada/U.S. trade relations: problems and prospects:

noun

Etymology Recoinage from slow + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

The state or condition of being slow; slowness.

Good old-fashioned slowth is being looked at with new interest, as is exemplified by such old antiques as the old Douglas Skyraider. And, of course the helicopter, slowest of all, so slow you can easily make one go backwards.1966, Flying Magazine:
The tempo of the introduction, which Mahler has marked to be slow and dragging, is of the utmost "slowth" (if I may use such a word to denote the creepy, crawling atmosphere thus created).1983, High fidelity Musical America:

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The slowth may have been caused by various software issues rather than anything to do with hardware.2006, CPU speed: new computer necessary?

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