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leisurably

leisurably adverb: at leisure; in a leisurely way.

Adverb

leisurably (comparative more leisurably, superlative most leisurably)

  1. (archaic) At leisure; in a leisurely way.
    • But here Men must follow the Shore; wind about leisurably; and insinuate their useful Alterations by soft and unperceivable Degrees.1734, Thomas Sprat, The History of the Royal Society of London, Chapter 6
    • He appeared not to notice me, but pricked leisurably down the slope, and I soon saw that, as our paths ran and at the pace we were going, we should meet at the foot of the descent: which we presently did.1891, Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Noughts and Crosses, The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands

Forms of leisurably

comparativemore leisurably
superlativemost leisurably

Origin of leisurably

From leisurable + -ly.

Questions about leisurably

What does leisurably mean?
Leisurably means at leisure; in a leisurely way.
What part of speech is leisurably?
Leisurably is an adverb.

Words near leisurably in the dictionary

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

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