leisurably

English

Etymology

From leisurable +‎ -ly.

Adverb

leisurably (comparative more leisurably, superlative most leisurably)

1. (archaic) At leisure; in a leisurely way.
   • 1734, Thomas Sprat, The History of the Royal Society of London, Chapter 6:

     But here Men must follow the Shore; wind about leisurably; and insinuate their useful Alterations by soft and unperceivable Degrees.

   • 1891, Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Noughts and Crosses, The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands:

     He appeared not to notice me, but pricked leisurably down the slope, and I soon saw that, as our paths ran and at the pace we were going, we should meet at the foot of the descent: which we presently did.

   • 1909, A. T. Quiller-Couch, True Tilda, Chapter 5:

     Canal End Basin lay hard upon three-quarters of a mile up stream, and about half that distance beyond the bend of the Great Brewery—a malodorous pool packed with narrow barges or monkey-boats—a few loading leisurably, the rest moored in tiers awaiting their cargoes.

References

• “leisurably”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.