Leisurely

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈlɛʒɜli/
• US IPA: /ˈliÊ’Éšli/

Origin

From leisure + -ly.

Full definition of leisurely

Adjective

1. Characterized by leisure; taking abundant time; not hurried; as, a leisurely manner; a leisurely walk.
• 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, , Chapter I,Warwick passed through one of the wide brick arches and traversed the building with a leisurely step.

Derived terms

• leisureliness

Adverb

1. In a leisurely manner.
• 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin 2005, p. 37:Sunset Crescent Drive curved leisurely north from Sunset Boulevard, well beyond the Bel-Air Country Club golf-course.