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leisurable

leisurable adjective: leisurely.

Adjective

leisurable (comparative more leisurable, superlative most leisurable)

  1. (obsolete) Leisurely.
    • a leisurable departure[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
  2. (obsolete) Without employment; idle.
    • about seven years past, with some others of affinity thereto, for my private exercise and satisfaction, I had at leisurable hours composed1642, [Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in Religio Medici, London: […] Andrew Crooke, →OCLC

Forms of leisurable

comparativemore leisurable
superlativemost leisurable

Origin of leisurable

From leisure + -able.

Words formed from leisurable

Questions about leisurable

What does leisurable mean?
Leisurable means leisurely.
What part of speech is leisurable?
Leisurable is an adjective.

Words near leisurable in the dictionary

  1. leisterers
  2. leistering
  3. leisters
  4. Leiston
  5. Leists
  6. leisurable
  7. leisurably
  8. leisure
  9. leisure batteries
  10. leisure battery
  11. leisure center

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