leisureliness
noun
Examples of leisurely in a Sentence
Adverb
the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink
Adjective
They strolled along at a leisurely pace.
proceeding in a leisurely fashion
After a leisurely lunch, we went to see a movie.
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Travelers can bike at port stops or opt for leisurely museum visits.
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Adverb
These may include walking the dog or walking leisurely on flat surfaces.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
Marni Rose McFall, U.S. News Reporter Our Evenings Our Evenings Courtesy of Publisher
LGBTQ+
Our Evenings
by Alan Hollinghurst | Random House
A leisurely read; give it two weeks
Hollinghurst is something of an unofficial gay laureate in U.K. fiction.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Adjective
For those not at Borgo Santo Pietro during the pop-up, a visit to the hotel’s trattoria to order from the Fermenting Garden menu should do the trick, or even a leisurely tour of the vegetable garden itself.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 July 2025
Travelers can bike at port stops or opt for leisurely museum visits.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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“Leisurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leisurely. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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