leisurely
/ˈliʒɚli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a leisurely manner.
Example Sentences
- "He goes about his business in a leisurely manner"
- "As we had a free morning, we went on a leisurely walk around the city."
- "Warwick passed through one of the wide brick arches and traversed the building with a leisurely step."
- "The minimum of 48 m.p.h. up the 1 in 200 to Ardley summit was on the leisurely side, [...]."
- "This rather leisurely journey, consuming almost six months, should be contrasted with Liu Tsung-yüan's trip into exile in 815- it took him a little more than three months to reach Liu-chou in Lingnan from Ch’ang-an."
- "For some minutes he walked leisurely but uncollectedly, along the line of stalls; as if contemplating the rich display of summer fruits still remaining unsold."
Etymology
Etymology tree English leisure Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English leisurely From leisure + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈliʒɚli/
- British English: /ˈlɛʒəli/
Inflected Forms
more leisurely (comparative)
most leisurely (superlative)