Definition of leisurely
: without haste : deliberately
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Examples of leisurely in a Sentence
the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink
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Its seven-speed automatic shifts effortlessly, albeit leisurely.
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To leisurely reach the home's two swimming pools, there's a golf cart path.
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As a consequence, while the rest of the compact pack is getting from 0 to 60 in between 7 and 7.5 seconds, the Rogue gets there in a leisurely 9.
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In fact, the film is quite leisurely in its journey towards answers or adventure.
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Harmony, one of longest runs on the mountain, is long and leisurely from the top of Peak 5 lift to the bottom of Tombstone lift.
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Enjoys leisurely walks in the park, playtime in the back yard and snuggle time with her special person.
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That includes a berm in the outfield for leisurely watching the game while not in a congested seating area, a playground for children and other activities at the ballpark.
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Besides taking leisurely walks at construction sites, Kylie’s been busy on the internet.
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First Known Use of leisurely
15th century
Definition of leisurely
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leisureliness
nounExamples of leisurely in a Sentence
They strolled along at a leisurely pace.
proceeding in a leisurely fashion
After a leisurely lunch, we went to see a movie.
Recent Examples of leisurely from the Web
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While most baseball games provide moments of high drama, explosions of power and feats of grace and derring-do, the big moments take place in the course of a leisurely—though suspenseful—period of time ungoverned by the clock.
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Pep Guardiola has had a much more leisurely season at Manchester City this term compared to his maiden campaign in charge at the Etihad.
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While brunching is a year-round sport, springtime is the best time for the most leisurely meal of the week.
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You load stuff into your car, take a leisurely drive to Pasadena, sit outside in nice weather and people slowly come buy stuff.
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The European clients like a more leisurely breakfast.
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The European clients like a more leisurely breakfast.
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For years, the team practiced at a leisurely pace, once a week, and each cheerleader was assigned a buddy who assisted her on the floor.
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Even if a spring shower gets in the way of dining al fresco, grab a seat next to a window or on a covered patio to instill that leisurely feeling.
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First Known Use of leisurely
1604
leisurely Synonyms
Synonyms
crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, tardy, unhurried;
Antonyms
barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping;
Related Words
lingering, loitering, tarrying;
ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed;
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leisurely
Definition of leisurely for English Language Learners
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: not hurried : slow and relaxed
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