leisurelinesses

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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.

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

Related forms:

lei⋅sure⋅li⋅ness, lei⋅sure⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See slow.

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