— 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 .