c. 1600, from leisure (n.) + -ly (1). Earlier adjectives were leisurable (1530s), leisureful (mid-15c.). Related: Leisureliness.
leisurely (adv.)
late 15c., "not hastily, deliberately," from leisure (n.) + -ly (2).
he traveled leisurely
at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace
Leila
leio-
*leip-
leisure
leisured
leisurely
leitmotif
lek
LEM
leman
lemma
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