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leisurely
1leisurely
adverb lei·sure·ly \-zhər-lē\
Definition of LEISURELY
: without haste : deliberately
Examples of LEISURELY
- <the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink>
First Known Use of LEISURELY
15th century
2leisurely
adjective
: not hurried : slow and relaxed
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Examples of LEISURELY
- They strolled along at a leisurely pace.
- proceeding in a leisurely fashion
- 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
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