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
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
The best way to begin your excursion is with a leisurely stroll around the village’s 19th-century cemetery, where The Legend of Sleepy Hollow author Washington Irving is buried.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
People can gather meaningfully, leisurely, for free, and outdoors.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Keeley Smith says Sailor's day starts with a leisurely morning walk around the ship, followed by breakfast, then a mix of play and training time.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
The best way to begin your excursion is with a leisurely stroll around the village’s 19th-century cemetery, where The Legend of Sleepy Hollow author Washington Irving is buried.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Spend a full day leisurely driving the scenic backroads that weave in and out of the park.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
People can gather meaningfully, leisurely, for free, and outdoors.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisurely
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Tiles also exhibited hysteresis, which was smaller at slower speeds due to the rubber’s viscoelastic properties, as reported by Nanowerk.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Levi, an electrical engineer who founded MicroKits in 2020, has had to raise prices, slow production and pause plans to launch a new product – Banan-a-Synth – that lets kids turn a bunch of bananas into a kind of keyboard.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Stand about shoulder-width apart on the flat surface and slowly lower your body down into a squat until your thighs are parallel to the ground or slightly lower.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the GOP leaders, most rank-and-file Senate Republicans also oppose repealing the filibuster that’s been slowly weakened by both parties in recent decades for Executive Branch and judicial nominees.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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The film instead offers an intimate, unhurried exploration of human cruelty.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Linger unhurried, relishing in the colorful vibe of this excellent establishment as a reward for the day-long brewery crawl.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Leisurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisurely. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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