slowness Copy link Outline 1. tardĭtas2. pigrĭtia, segnĭtia • slowness: 1. tardĭtas: Cic.: Caes. Fig.: s. of thought, t. ingenii, Cic. Or. 68, 229: s. of hearing, t. aurium, Plin. 2. pigrĭtia, segnĭtia: v. sloth.