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Definition of Leisurely

1. Adjective. Not hurried or forced. "At a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

2. Adverb. In an unhurried way or at one's convenience. "He traveled leisurely"

Definition of Leisurely

1. a. Characterized by leisure; taking abundant time; not hurried; as, a leisurely manner; a leisurely walk.

2. adv. In a leisurely manner.

Definition of Leisurely

1. Adjective. Characterized by leisure; taking abundant time; not hurried; as, a leisurely manner; a leisurely walk. ¹

2. Adverb. In a leisurely manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leisurely

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leisurely

leister leistered leistering leisters leisurable leisurably leisure leisure activities leisure center leisure time

leisure wear leisured leisureless leisureliness leisurelinesses leisurely (current term) leisures leisurewear leisuring leisurist

leisurists leiteite leitmotif leitmotifs leitmotiv leitmotivs lek leke lekgotla lekked

Literary usage of Leisurely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"Is there no road now to leisurely Lane ?—We traveled it long ago; A place for the lagging of leisurely steps, sweet and shady and slow, With rims of restful ..."

2. Side-lights on Maryland History: With Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richardson (1913)
"... COLONIAL COURT AN INTERESTING illustration of the leisurely ways of the Colonial gentry of Maryland and Virginia appears in the early proceedings of the ..."

3. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau (1873)
"The afternoon is now far advanced, and a fresh and leisurely wind is blowing over the river, making long reaches of bright ripples. ..."

4. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"Twould be good to go leisurely in a thing of so great Consequence in a sanguinary Law. I think after the rest had spoken, I said we had not heard that twas ..."

5. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"more leisurely. Even now, parents with little children sometimes leave them at the Mammoth Springs Hotel in charge of nurses, and receive messages by ..."

6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1866)
"... if it had ascended the river ; and on the morning of the tenth the army leisurely returned to Grand Ecore, The wounded were immediately visited by Dr. ..."

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