as in slow
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
after buying our stuff, we just wandered around the mall at a leisurely pace
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as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink
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Recent Examples of leisurely
Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2025
Radium Performance View 4 Images Some electric skateboards are nice sedate things, designed for leisurely commutes on city sidewalks.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025
Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
Outside, leisurely tracking shots graze on the horizontal sprawl of wheat fields at various stages of cultivation and harvest, and billowing skies in shades of powdery springtime blue and misty, wintry chalk.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
For some, this might mean taking leisurely walks, while for others the warm weather brings the opportunity to participate in more physically intense pursuits.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2025
Radium Performance View 4 Images Some electric skateboards are nice sedate things, designed for leisurely commutes on city sidewalks.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Guests can expect to spend around $14 per drink, excluding tax and tip, and should plan for at least three to four hours to leisurely explore each pavilion.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
Outside, leisurely tracking shots graze on the horizontal sprawl of wheat fields at various stages of cultivation and harvest, and billowing skies in shades of powdery springtime blue and misty, wintry chalk.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisurely
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The building Celine now occupies what used to be a slow pop-up for Dior and Loro Piana.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Of the slow, unsexy work of loving someone even in the worst times.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cole Caufield played as a rookie in those 2021 playoffs, and the Bell Centre was essentially empty through most of it, with limited crowds allowed in the building towards the end of the run as pandemic regulations in Quebec slowly loosened.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Texas has slowly added more to the incentive fund over the last decade, with SB 22 being the largest allocation thus far.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Outside of their very approachable price point, the whiskies have real depth—complex enough to sit with and appreciate, but never too precious for a highball, which goes to show that whisky distilled at its own unhurried pace can be both refined and versatile.—
Emily Price,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Backpackers found the country decades ago, drawn by staggeringly beautiful limestone mountains, elaborate Buddhist temples and an unhurried and inexpensive pace of life.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Leisurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisurely. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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