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  • 11at leisure — ► at leisure 1) not occupied; free. 2) in an unhurried manner. Main Entry: ↑leisure …

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  • 12leisurely — [lē′zhərlē, lezh′ərlē] adj. characterized by or having leisure; without haste; deliberate; slow [to make a leisurely inspection of a place] adv. in an unhurried manner …

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  • 13leisure — n. 1 free time; time at one s own disposal. 2 enjoyment of free time. 3 (usu. foll. by for, or to + infin.) opportunity afforded by free time. Phrases and idioms: at leisure 1 not occupied. 2 in an unhurried manner. at one s leisure when one has… …

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  • 14measuredly — adverb in a deliberate unhurried manner she was working deliberately • Syn: ↑deliberately • Derived from adjective: ↑deliberate (for: ↑deliberately), ↑measured …

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  • 15laid-back — adjective unhurried and relaxed a mellow conversation • Syn: ↑mellow • Similar to: ↑relaxed • Derivationally related forms: ↑mellowness (for: ↑ …

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  • 16slow — slowly, adv. slowness, n. /sloh/, adj., slower, slowest, adv., slower, slowest, v. adj. 1. moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train. 2. characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace. 3. taking or requiring …

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  • 17leisurely — leisureliness, leisureness, n. /lee zheuhr lee, lezh euhr /, adj. 1. acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation. 2. showing or suggesting ample leisure; unhurried: a leisurely manner. adv. 3. in a… …

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  • 18leisurely — 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; …

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  • 19walk — /wawk/, v.i. 1. to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in… …

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  • 20leisurely — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Enjoying leisure] Syn. lax, slow, free; see comfortable 1 , lazy 1 . 2. [In a manner suggestive of leisure] Syn. slowly, unhurriedly, lazily, deliberately, laggardly, dilatorily, with delay, calmly, composedly,… …

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