leisurely

²leisurely

adj

Definition of LEISURELY

: characterized by leisure : unhurried <a leisurely pace>

— lei·sure·li·ness noun

Examples of LEISURELY

1. They strolled along at a leisurely pace.
2. proceeding in a leisurely fashion
3. After a leisurely lunch, we went to see a movie.

First Known Use of LEISURELY

1604

Related to LEISURELY

Synonyms: crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, slow, poking, poky (or pokey), sluggish, snaillike, snail-paced, tardy, unhurried

Antonyms: barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping

Related Words: deliberate, measured; inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging; lingering, loitering, tarrying; ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed; strolling; decelerating, slowing; filibustering, procrastinating, stalling

Near Antonyms: expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, quickened; hurried, rushed

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