leisurely

[lee-zher-lee, lezh-er-] Example Sentences

lei·sure·ly

[lee-zher-lee, lezh-er-]
adjective
1.
acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.
2.
showing or suggesting ample leisure; unhurried: a leisurely manner.
adverb
3.
in a leisurely manner; without haste: to travel leisurely.

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Leisurely is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1480–90; earlier laiserly (adv.). See leisure, -ly

lei·sure·li·ness, lei·sure·ness, noun
un·lei·sure·ly, adjective


1. See slow.

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  • The song repeatedly dissolved into a psychedelic haze and re-emerged, always stubborn about its leisurely pace.
  • It takes about three hours to walk through them all at a leisurely pace.
  • No time for leisurely audio shopping, for lengthy comparisons or the sagacious weighing of tonal nuances.
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leisurely (ˈlɛʒəlɪ)
 
adj
1.  unhurried; relaxed
 
adv
2.  without haste; in a relaxed way
 
'leisureliness
 
n

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