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Snail-slow
as slow as a snail
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. snegl, snægl; Ger. schnecke.
If you thought snail mail was slow before, you haven't seen anything yet. entrepreneur.com
For a slow moving sea-snail with not much in the way of a personality and a shell that makes a really nice soap dish, it's catastrophic. theatlantic.com
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The space shuttle Endeavour has slowed from a crawl to a snail's pace — and quite often a dead stop — as it makes its final journey through the streets of Los Angeles. fox10tv.com
Think snail mail is too slow . ashingtonpost.com
We go like snails, like snails that are dying we go so slow. "Love of Life and Other Stories" by
Once upon the stone he slowed to snail pace, straining his sight to avoid the pockets and holes. "Riders of the Purple Sage" by
If a man turned into this in an endeavor to pass, his dogs would wallow perforce to their bellies and slow down to a snail's pace. "The God of His Fathers" by
Quite suddenly I saw a very small black object moving with snail-like slowness. "The Last of the Plainsmen" by
You're as slow as a snail. "Washington Square Plays" by
After this we went at a pace so slow that any able-bodied snail would have left us standing still. "She and Allan" by
Snail was made the cook, because he was too slow for any other duty except tending the house. "Filipino Popular Tales" by
I took my ease, and crept home at a slow snail's pace. "Hunger" by
You're as slow as snails. "Camp and Trail" by
There are times when it is better to g-g-go slow, as the snail said to the lightning. "The Redemption of David Corson" by
Their slimy silver up and down
The beds where once the moss-rose veiled
Rich beauty; and the mushroom brown
Swells where the lily tossed its crown.