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
James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Locals dress up for afternoon conversations over high tea at Le Salon, cocktails in the posh Polo Club Lounge, or leisurely weekend brunches in the sunlit Grill Room.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Each boat features a tub heated to 104 degrees, a back deck for lounging and a tiller to leisurely steer yourself along the river.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Four friends have set out on a leisurely sail on an open sea.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Locals dress up for afternoon conversations over high tea at Le Salon, cocktails in the posh Polo Club Lounge, or leisurely weekend brunches in the sunlit Grill Room.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
Adverb
Restaurants take meticulous care to pace reservations so guests have ample time to leisurely enjoy their dinner.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Each boat features a tub heated to 104 degrees, a back deck for lounging and a tiller to leisurely steer yourself along the river.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisurely
Adjective
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Traditional humanoid robots depend heavily on data collected by human operators, which is slow and expensive.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Her days were slow and intentional.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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When making the icing, make sure to add the cherry juice slowly.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Annual land and sea surface temperature anomalies each year compared to the 20th century average show ocean temperatures respond more slowly but are also rising.—
Gary W. Yohe,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2026
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Petro was characteristically unhurried.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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Daniela Amodei has an energy that’s hard to place — warm, unhurried, immediately present.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Leisurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisurely. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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