snaillike
Moving at crawl
Resembling or characteristic of a snail, especially in slowness of movement: Traffic moved at a snaillike pace.
The word can also describe the spiral or coiled shape of a snail's shell, or the slimy trail it leaves behind.
Slow and inactive
- torpidInactive and slow
- languidWeak and without vigor
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
inert · leaden · heavy · somnolent · phlegmatic · enervated · sedentary · inactive
Following ordered procedures
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
stepwise · sequential · patient · steady · plodding · unhurried · persistent · gradual
Uncertain and provisional
- guardedWary and restrained
- waryGuardedly alert
- hesitantSlow to act
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
careful · measured · reticent · withdrawn · timid · shrinking · retreating · protective
crawl
Move slowly, low
trudge · shuffle · dawdle · lag · amble · saunter · mosey · meander · lumber · glacial
sluggish
Slow and inactive
drowsy · inert · leaden · heavy · somnolent · phlegmatic · enervated · sedentary · inactive · slothful
systematic
Following ordered procedures
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- thoroughComplete in every detail
deliberate · stepwise · sequential · patient · steady · plodding · unhurried · persistent · gradual · incremental
tentative
Uncertain and provisional
circumspect · careful · measured · reticent · withdrawn · timid · shrinking · retreating · protective · retractable