leisurablyadv.
/ˈlɛʒ(jʊ)ərəbli/ Now rare.
In a ‘leisurable’ manner; leisurely, without haste, deliberately.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb] > unhurriedly
softeOE
easily1384
leisurely1486
leisurablya1540
deliberately1595
unhurriedly1880
the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adverb] > unhurriedly
easily1384
softlyc1450
leisurely1486
leisurablya1540
toomlyc1540
handsomely1550
deliberately1595
pausablya1633
advisedly1655
unhurriedly1880
a1540 R. Barnes Wks. (1573) 358/2 If thou wilt leasurably lysten and beholde to the ende of the tragedye.
a1655 T. T. de Mayerne Archimagirus Anglo-Gallicus (1658) cxl. 90 Let it boyl leasurably.
1696 T. Sprat Disc. Clergy 13 Setting forth the public Prayers to all their due Advantage, by pronouncing them leasurably, fitly, warmly, decently.
1806 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 15 172 Let him speak leisurably.
1889 Longman's Mag. June 164 He..pricked leisurably down the slope.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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