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leisured

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lei·sured  (lzhrd, lzhrd)
adj.
Characterized by leisure.
leisured [ˈlɛʒəd]
adj
1. (usually prenominal) having much leisure, as through unearned wealth the leisured classes
2. unhurried or relaxed in a leisured manner
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.leisured - free from duties or responsibilities; "he writes in his leisure hours"; "life as it ought to be for the leisure classes"- J.J.Chapman; "even the artist and the sculptor were not regarded...as leisured men"- Ida Craven
idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
Translations
leisured [ˈleʒəd] ADJ [pace] → pausado; [class] → acomodado
leisured
adj a leisured life → ein Leben nt → der Muße (geh); the leisured classes → die feinen Leute


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The moment that the peasant forsakes his life of toil pure and simple for the leisured existence of the landowning classes, he becomes intolerable.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
The iron and coal valleys of the Vermissa district were no resorts for the leisured or the cultured.
The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
The scene suggested a Swiss Alp rather than the shrine and centre of a leisured world, and was marred only by two ugly little villas-- the villas that had competed with Cecil's engagement, having been acquired by Sir Harry Otway the very afternoon that Lucy had been acquired by Cecil.
A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context
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