leisurely

[ lee-zher-lee, lezh-er- ]
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adjective
  1. acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.

  2. showing or suggesting ample leisure; unhurried: a leisurely manner.

adverb
  1. in a leisurely manner; without haste: to travel leisurely.

Origin of leisurely

1
First recorded in 1480–90; earlier laiserly (adverb); leisure + -ly

synonym study For leisurely

1. See slow.

Other words from leisurely

  • lei·sure·li·ness, lei·sure·ness, noun
  • un·lei·sure·ly, adjective

Words Nearby leisurely

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How to use leisurely in a sentence

  • Poindexter ordered his men to fall in, and they followed Porter, but at a more leisurely gait.

  • In the evening, we improved our gondoliers' time in rowing leisurely from one point of interest to another.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • When the service was over, they walked leisurely homeward, and their conversation became more intimate.

    The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
  • So Lawrence find Harry rode ahead, the squad some fifteen or twenty paces in the rear, leisurely following.

  • And then she saw Florrie Bagster, on the other side of the street, walking leisurely by the sea-wall, alone.

    Hilda Lessways | Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for leisurely

leisurely

/ (ˈlɛʒəlɪ) /


adjective
  1. unhurried; relaxed

adverb
  1. without haste; in a relaxed way

Derived forms of leisurely

  • leisureliness, noun

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