testudinal

📖 Definitions

adjective

1. Slow.

2. Arched.

3. Old.

💬 Usage Examples

“Time now assumed a testudinal pace, and a pain that had been growing in the small of O’Malley’s back intensified.” R.E.G. Sinke, Jr.; When None of Their Dreams Were Dead: Book 1; Eloquent Books; 2009. “Greenspan has startled others into cutting rates too, but not the testudinal Wim Duisenberg: the man who runs the European Central Bank (but who runs it very slowly).” Give Credit Where It’s Due; Sunday Business (London, UK); May 13, 2001.
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