leisurelyadj.
/ˈlɛʒəli/, U.S. /ˈliʒərli/, /ˈlɛʒərli/ 1. Of persons: Having leisure or unoccupied time; proceeding without haste.
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society > leisure > [adjective] > at or having leisure > having ample leisure
leisureful1556
leisurely1613
leisured1794
leisure1845
the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] > unhurried > specifically of persons
leisurely1613
jog-trot1766
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 515 With these and manifold other antiquities, Gillius can best acquaint the more leasurely Reader.
1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. 29 The men of leisurely minds.
1840 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Heath's Bk. Beauty 56 The leisurely and rich agriculturist, who goeth out a-field after dinner.
2. Of actions or agents: Performed or operating at leisure or without haste; deliberate.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > unhurried (of movement)
softc1300
slowa1398
deliberate1575
leisurely1604
unhurrieda1774
leisure1809
downtempo1972
the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] > unhurried
toomsomea1400
leisurefulc1449
amblinga1470
hooly1513
leisurablea1540
unhasty1590
leisurely1604
slow-paced1610
unprecipitated1698
leisure1708
unhurrieda1774
jog-trot1826
parliamentary1835
hasteless1838
time-taking1839
unhasting1839
slowed-down1905
1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies vii. ii. 500 They spent fourescore yeares in this manner of leisurely travell, the which they might have done in a moneth.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 160. ¶4 Upon a more leisurely Survey of it.
1746 G. Berkeley Second Let. Tar-water §10, in Wks. (1871) III. 475 The same medicine..is a leisurely alterative in chronical disorders.
1870 J. H. Bennet Winter & Spring Mediterranean xiii. 437 A leisurely journey across the south of France.
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leisurelyadv.
/ˈlɛʒəli/, U.S. /ˈliʒərli/, /ˈlɛʒərli/ At leisure, without haste; with deliberate or leisurely motion or action.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb] > unhurriedly
softeOE
easily1384
leisurely1486
leisurablya1540
deliberately1595
unhurriedly1880
the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adverb] > unhurriedly
easily1384
softlyc1450
leisurely1486
leisurablya1540
toomlyc1540
handsomely1550
deliberately1595
pausablya1633
advisedly1655
unhurriedly1880
1486 Bk. St. Albans B iv b Than softe and layserly fall oppon yowre kneys.
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. IIIi That he syng or say his duety distinctly and leyserly.
1598 tr. G. de Rosselli Epulario G j Let it broile very wel and leisurely.
1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. i. 4 After the Flood, and the dispersing of Nations, as they journey'd leasurely from the East.
1747 H. Glasse Art of Cookery ii. 16 Let it do leisurely, keep it basting.
1807 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 110 A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by, One after one.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xvi. 105 In the afternoon we..proceeded leisurely with our two guides up the slope.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1604
adv.1486