leisured


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lei·sured

 (lē′zhərd, lĕzh′ərd)
adj.
Characterized by leisure.
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leisured

(ˈlɛʒəd)
adj
1. (usually prenominal) having much leisure, as through unearned wealth: the leisured classes.
2. unhurried or relaxed: in a leisured manner.
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lei•sured

(ˈli ʒərd, ˈlɛʒ ərd)

adj.
1. having leisure: the leisured classes.
2. leisurely; unhurried.
[1625–35]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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Translations

leisured

[ˈleʒəd] ADJ [pace] → pausado; [class] → acomodado
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leisured

adj a leisured life → ein Leben nt → der Muße (geh); the leisured classes → die feinen Leute
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