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lei·sure·ly

(lē′zhər-lē, lĕzh′ər-)

adj.

Acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried. See Synonyms at slow.

adv.

In an unhurried manner; slowly.

lei′sure·li·ness n.

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leisurely

(ˈlɛʒəlɪ)

adj

unhurried; relaxed

adv

without haste; in a relaxed way

ˈleisureliness n

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lei•sure•ly

(ˈli ʒər li, ˈlɛʒ ər-)

adj.

1. acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.

2. showing or suggesting ample leisure; unhurried: a leisurely manner.

adv.

3. in a leisurely manner; without haste: to travel leisurely.

[1480–90]

lei′sure•li•ness, lei′sure•ness, n.

syn: See slow.

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Adj.	1.	leisurely - not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" easygoing, easy unhurried - relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"
Adv.	1.	leisurely - in an unhurried way or at one's convenience; "read the manual at your leisure"; "he traveled leisurely" at leisure

leisurely

adjective

1. unhurried, relaxed, slow, easy, comfortable, gentle, lazy, laid-back (informal), restful Lunch was a leisurely affair.
unhurried rushed, fast, quick, rapid, hurried, hectic, brisk, hasty

adverb

1. 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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

leisurely

adjective

Careful and slow in acting, moving, or deciding:

deliberate, measured, unhurried.

Translations

مُتَمَهِّل، عَلى مَهْل

beze spěchu

afslappet

gemächlich

calme paisible paisiblement tranquille

komótos

makindalegur

con comodo

bedagelig i ro og mak

bez náhlenia

lagodnopočasen

acelesizağır ağıryavaş

从容的

leisurely

[ˈleʒəlɪ]

A. ADJ [stroll, swim, meal] → relajado, sin prisas
at a leisurely pace → sin prisas

B. ADV → despacio, con calma

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

leisurely

[ˈlɛʒə^rli] 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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

leisurely

[ˈlɛʒəlɪ] adj (day, stroll, trip) → tranquillo/a
in a leisurely way → (fatto/a) con comodo or senza fretta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

leisure

(ˈleʒə) , ((American) ˈli:ʒər) noun

time which one can spend as one likes, especially when one does not have to work. I seldom have leisure to watch television.

ˈleisurely adjective, adverb

not hurrying; taking plenty of time. She had a leisurely bath.

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What was my working hypothesis of the Perfect Woman, towards whom I was thus leisurely strolling?

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Finally, when the cabman, all top-heavy and bristling, had staggered off up the garden path, there emerged in a very leisurely way from the cab a big, powerfully built young man, with a bull pup under one arm and a pink sporting paper in his hand.

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I am by no means naturally nervous, and the very few glasses of Lafitte which I had sipped served to embolden me no little, so that I felt nothing of trepidation, but merely uplifted my eyes with a leisurely movement, and looked carefully around the room for the intruder.

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While waiting to be served she removed her gloves very leisurely and laid them beside her.