ゆくとMeanings1adverbslowly; unhurriedly; leisurelyonomatopoeic or mimetic wordarchaicArchaic onomatopoeic/mimetic word for moving or acting in a slow, relaxed manner. Modern Japanese normally uses ゆっくり instead.See also: ゆっくり昔むかしの文ぶんでは「ゆくと歩あるく」のように使つかわれた。In old texts, it was used like 'walk slowly'.