leisurelessadj.
/ˈlɛʒələs/, U.S. /ˈliʒərləs/, /ˈlɛʒərləs/ Having no leisure.
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society > leisure > [adjective] > at or having leisure > not
leisureless1536
the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly > having no leisure
leisureless1536
unleisureda1586
vacationless1891
1536 Ld. Butler in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) II. 358 Being as nowe leyserles, I omytt moche other mater.
1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties iii. f. 110 He was neuer more leasurelesse, than whan he was leasurefull: and neuer lesse alone, than whan he was all alone.
1877 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VII. 337 Making all Time leisureless. [Plato Legg. 831 C πάντα χρόνον ἄσχολον ποιεῖν.]
1901 H. Roberts Chron. Cornish Gard. Ded. To the gardenless, the leisureless toilers of the world.
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