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
Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Acceleration is leisurely, however, even for this group of cars.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
John Lauritsen, CBS News, 18 May 2026
With the sun peeking through the clouds over the prairie, the animals leisurely roamed their enclosure, some grazing a few yards from the fence behind which curious members of the public looked on and snapped photos.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Adjective
Despite the leisurely gameplay, Return to Grace has a great story packed with emotion.
—Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Acceleration is leisurely, however, even for this group of cars.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Adverb
And in Faribault, a woman took pictures of a bear leisurely walking across a field on the edge of town.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 18 May 2026
With the sun peeking through the clouds over the prairie, the animals leisurely roamed their enclosure, some grazing a few yards from the fence behind which curious members of the public looked on and snapped photos.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisurely
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Dems slow to embrace data center resistance McMillan Cottom suggested that no public officials on the right or the left have perfected their messaging to align with anti-data center sentiments.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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Eating a donut earlier in the day is easier on your body than eating it at night when insulin sensitivity and metabolism slow.—
Brandi Jones,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2026
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Yes votes for Measure ER, which only needs 50% of the vote plus one for approval, have slowly gained day after day as more ballots — and in particular, ballots from Election Day or later — were counted.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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And then, slowly, something incredible unfolds.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Freud held famously unhurried sessions, often requiring sitters to spend unbroken hours in the studio over the course of days or even months.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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The Midwestern supper club ritual hasn’t changed, bringing guests together for long, unhurried evenings of dining and entertaining.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Leisurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisurely. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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