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[ lee-zher-lee, lezh-er- ] / ˈli ʒər li, ˈlɛʒ ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leisurely ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveacting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation. showing or suggesting ample leisure; unhurried: a leisurely manner. adverbin a leisurely manner; without haste: to travel leisurely. Origin of leisurely1480–90; earlier laiserly (adv.). See leisure, -ly synonym study for leisurely1. See slow. OTHER WORDS FROM leisurelylei·sure·li·ness, lei·sure·ness, nounun·lei·sure·ly, adjectiveWords nearby leisurelyleisure, leisure centre, leisure class, leisured, leisure home, leisurely, leisure sickness, leisure suit, leisurewear, Leith, leitmotif Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leisurelyThe team enjoyed a leisurely lunch with Escobar and his men. Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens|Jeff Campagna|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was more of a leisurely grab, as the report was released on Monday. Inside The Center For Immigration Studies, The Immigration False-Fact Think Tank|Caitlin Dickson|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST It's a leisurely drive of less than 250 miles from Gloucester, Massachusetts to New Haven, Connecticut. The U.S. Road Trips You Should Really Take|Lonely Planet|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST That relaxed, leisurely philosophy to cooking permeated everything they did. A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking|Curtis Stone|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for leisurely
adverbwithout haste; in a relaxed way Derived forms of leisurelyleisureliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to leisurelylazy, languid, relaxed, gentle, laid-back, restful, lazily, languidly, sluggishly, comfortable, delayed, deliberate, dilatory, easy, free, laggard, lax, slack, slow, slackened |