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leisurely

Today it means: Characterized by leisure; taking plenty of time; unhurried. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English leisure

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leisurely · adjective¹

Englishleisure
Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
Proto-Germanic*līką
English todayleisurely

From leisure + -ly.

leisurely · adverb²

From earlier leisurelily, by haplology, equivalent to leisurely + -ly.

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