as in slow
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
after buying our stuff, we just wandered around the mall at a leisurely pace
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as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink
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Recent Examples of leisurely
Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Take a mountain railway to a leisurely hike From Lucerne, two spectacular mountain railways offer autumn hiking adventures amid valleys blazing with the colors of the season.
—AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Still, the film fails to build much tension, its pace remaining leisurely throughout.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 July 2025
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Adjective
After a lengthy ziplining session, visitors can slow down the pace with a leisurely hike across the property, with over 2,000 miles of hiking trails found across the surrounding White Mountains.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Take a mountain railway to a leisurely hike From Lucerne, two spectacular mountain railways offer autumn hiking adventures amid valleys blazing with the colors of the season.
—AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Adverb
Vogue hints that Poiret belongs to another age, one in which women lived more leisurely and led more decorative lives.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Still, the film fails to build much tension, its pace remaining leisurely throughout.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisurely
Adjective
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Burrow hopes that feeling the rush and gaining real reps working the pocket will help lessen the impact of opening-week clunkers that contributed to the team’s slow starts.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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Three organic meats are on offer for Sunday roast: slow roasted Black Angus, with creamed horseradish; succulent Tamworth Pork with bramley apple sauce and Texel Lamb with a classic mint sauce.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Russia is gaining territory, slowly; Ukraine is losing territory, grudgingly.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Size also influences how quickly or slowly the compost takes.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Days of peace, of unhurried coffee, of reading under banyan trees.—
Pankaj Vasani,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Lake Placid’s renaissance has transformed it into Central Florida's most surprising small-town escape with an unhurried pace and a slice of Americana.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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“Leisurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisurely. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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