leisurely
acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.
showing or suggesting ample leisure; unhurried: a leisurely manner.
in a leisurely manner; without haste: to travel leisurely.
Origin of leisurely
1synonym study For leisurely
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
We take no notes and instead talk leisurely about life and the future.
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Inside The Center For Immigration Studies, The Immigration False-Fact Think Tank | Caitlin Dickson | May 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's a leisurely drive of less than 250 miles from Gloucester, Massachusetts to New Haven, Connecticut.
To them much is revealed through close leisurely self-examination.
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Poindexter ordered his men to fall in, and they followed Porter, but at a more leisurely gait.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnIn the evening, we improved our gondoliers' time in rowing leisurely from one point of interest to another.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyWhen the service was over, they walked leisurely homeward, and their conversation became more intimate.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxSo Lawrence find Harry rode ahead, the squad some fifteen or twenty paces in the rear, leisurely following.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnAnd 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
/ (ˈlɛʒəlɪ) /
unhurried; relaxed
without haste; in a relaxed way
Derived forms of leisurely
- leisureliness, noun
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