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leisurely [ˈlɛʒəlɪ] adj unhurried; relaxed adv
without haste; in a relaxed way leisureliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
leisurely adjective adverb unhurriedly, slowly, easily, comfortably, lazily, at your leisure, at your convenience, lingeringly, indolently, without haste We walked leisurely into the hotel. unhurriedly quickly, rapidly, hastily, briskly, hurriedly Translations leisurely [ˈlɛʒərli] adj He walked at a leisurely pace → Il marchait doucement en prenant son temps. We took a leisurely stroll through the gardens → Nous nous sommes promenés à loisir dans les jardins. Lunch was a leisurely affair → Le déjeuner était une chose pour laquelle on prenait tout son temps. We enjoyed a leisurely lunch alfresco → Nous avons déjeuné dehors, en prenant tout notre temps. leisure suit n (British) → survêtement m leisurely adj → geruhsam; to go at a leisurely pace (person) → gemächlich gehen; (vehicle) → in gemächlichem Tempo fahren; the train’s pace was so leisurely that … → der Zug fuhr so langsam, dass …; to have a leisurely bath/breakfast → in aller Ruhe baden/frühstücken; to adopt a more leisurely approach → sich mehr Zeit lassen; to do something in a leisurely way → etw ohne Hast und Eile machen adv walk, stroll → gemächlich leisurely [ˈlɛʒəlɪ] adj (day, stroll, trip) → tranquillo/a in a leisurely way → (fatto/a) con comodo or senza fretta leisurely [ˈlɛʒəlɪ] adj (day, stroll, trip) → tranquillo/a in a leisurely way → (fatto/a) con comodo or senza fretta How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Williamson strolled leisurely down the gravel walk, plucking a flower as he went, passed across the road and into the pasture, pausing a moment as he closed the gate leading into it, to greet a passing neighbor, Armour Wren, who lived on an adjoining plantation. They leisurely walk round the carriage and leisurely mount the box, to look at what little luggage it carries on the roof; the country-people hanging about, press nearer to the coach doors and greedily stare in; a little child, carried by its mother, has its short arm held out for it, that it may touch the wife of an aristocrat who has gone to the Guillotine. They got off well together, the hare at the top of her speed, the Tortoise, who had no other intention than making his antagonist exert herself, going very leisurely. |
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