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• lei|sure|ly — «LEE zhuhr lee, LEHZH uhr », adjective, adverb. without hurry; taking plenty of time; deliberate: »a leisurely person (adj.), to stroll leisurely through the park (adv.). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under slow. (Cf. ↑slow) –lei´sure|li|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• lei´sure|li|ness — lei|sure|ly «LEE zhuhr lee, LEHZH uhr », adjective, adverb. without hurry; taking plenty of time; deliberate: »a leisurely person (adj.), to stroll leisurely through the park (adv.). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under slow. (Cf. ↑slow) –lei´sure|li|ness …   Useful english dictionary

• lei|sure|wear — «LEE zhuhr WAIR, LEHZH uhr », noun. casual clothes for leisure time wear …   Useful english dictionary

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• lei·sure — /ˈliːʒɚ, Brit ˈlɛʒə/ noun [noncount] 1 : time when you are not working : time when you can do whatever you want to do In his leisure [=free time, spare time], he paints and sculpts. I d like to write more, but I simply don t have the leisure (to… …   Useful english dictionary

• lei — bod·lei·an; cis·lei·than; cy·to·lei·chus; ga·lei; gau·lei·ter; ka·lei·do·scop·ic; kam·lei·ka; lei; lei·o·lo·pis·ma; lei·o·my·o·sarcoma; lei·o·thrix; lei·ot·ri·chi; lei·ot·ri·chous; lei·poa; lei·sur·able; lei·sured; lei·sure·ful; lei·sure·less;… …   English syllables

• sure — ad·mea·sure; ad·mea·sure·ment; arrière vous·sure; as·sure; bri·sure; cen·sure·less; chaus·sure; cock·sure·ly; com·mea·sure; com·mis·sure; com·po·sure; com·pres·sure; cy·no·sure; dis·clo·sure; dis·po·sure; em·bra·sure; en·clo·sure; en·sure;… …   English syllables

• leisure — lei·sure …   English syllables

• leisurely — lei·sure·ly …   English syllables

• leisurely — lei•sure•ly [[t]ˈli ʒər li, ˈlɛʒ ər [/t]] adj. 1) acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation[/ex] 2) showing or suggesting ample leisure; unhurried: a leisurely manner[/ex] 3) in a leisurely manner; …   From formal English to slang