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Definition of Leisurely
1. Adverb. In an unhurried way or at one's convenience. "He traveled leisurely"
2. Adjective. Not hurried or forced. "At a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"
Similar to: Unhurried
Derivative terms: Easiness, Leisure, Leisureliness
Definition of Leisurely
1. a. Characterized by leisure; taking abundant time; not hurried; as, a leisurely manner; a leisurely walk.
2. adv. In a leisurely manner.
Definition of Leisurely
1. Adjective. Characterized by leisure; taking abundant time; not hurried; as, a leisurely manner; a leisurely walk. ¹
2. Adverb. In a leisurely manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leisurely
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leisurely
Literary usage of Leisurely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"Is there no road now to leisurely Lane ?—We traveled it long ago; A place for
the lagging of leisurely steps, sweet and shady and slow, With rims of restful ..."
2. Side-lights on Maryland History: With Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richardson (1913)
"... COLONIAL COURT AN INTERESTING illustration of the leisurely ways of the Colonial
gentry of Maryland and Virginia appears in the early proceedings of the ..."
3. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau (1873)
"The afternoon is now far advanced, and a fresh and leisurely wind is blowing over
the river, making long reaches of bright ripples. ..."
4. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"Twould be good to go leisurely in a thing of so great Consequence in a sanguinary
Law. I think after the rest had spoken, I said we had not heard that twas ..."
5. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"more leisurely. Even now, parents with little children sometimes leave them at
the Mammoth Springs Hotel in charge of nurses, and receive messages by ..."
6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1866)
"... if it had ascended the river ; and on the morning of the tenth the army
leisurely returned to Grand Ecore, The wounded were immediately visited by Dr. ..."