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lent — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cumbersome adjective Awkward or difficult to handle, carry, or manage because of size, weight, or complexity.
  • hung adjective Suspended or attached from above.
  • slow adj Moving, acting, or happening at a low speed; not fast.
  • sullen adjective Gloomy, silent, and bad-tempered.
  • tardy adj Arriving or happening later than expected; late.

Senses

lent is used for these senses in English:

  • cumbersome Inert, lumbering, slow in movement.
  • hung (computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
  • slow Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
  • slow Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
  • sullen Sluggish; slow.
  • tardy Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.

hung — full definition

  1. adjective Suspended or attached from above.
  2. adjective Describes a jury or legislature that cannot reach a decisive majority.
  3. adjective (of a computer) Frozen and not responding.

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