LEISURELY


Meaning of LEISURELY in English

— leisureliness, leisureness , n.

/lee"zheuhr lee, lezh"euhr-/ , adj.

1. acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.

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

adv.

3. in a leisurely manner; without haste: to travel leisurely.

[ 1480-90; earlier laiserly (adv.). See LEISURE, -LY ]

Syn. 1. See slow .

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