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Definition of "leisurely" []

  • Acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried. See Synonyms at slow. (adjective)
  • In an unhurried manner; slowly. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "leisurely" in a sentence
  • "All this is scrupulously externalized and narrated in leisurely fashion."
  • "Quite leisurely from the disaster; the plowman may"
  • "Quite leisurely from the disaster; the ploughman may"