unleisurely
- adjective
- /ʌnˈliːʒərli/
- The meeting was conducted in an unleisurely manner, with little time for discussion.
Examples
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She walked at an unleisurely pace to the meeting.
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The team worked at an unleisurely pace to meet the project deadline.
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She walked at an unleisurely pace, clearly eager to reach her destination.
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His unleisurely approach to lunch made it clear he was pressed for time.
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His unleisurely approach made everyone anxious.
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She spoke in an unleisurely tone, indicating the urgency of her message.
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They completed the report in an unleisurely manner, rushing to finish before the meeting.
Synonyms
In a quick, careless way
Acting quickly with little care
Quickly and without careful thought
Act quickly without thinking about the bad results
In a confused, hurried way
Very quickly without careful thought
Doing many things quickly because there is little time
Happening very quickly
Antonyms
How Leisurely
Surface Forms
Morphology
unleisurely = leisurely (transparent) = un + leisure + ly
The adjective is formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to 'leisurely', producing a direct opposite meaning.
Etymology
Unleisurely is formed from un- meaning 'not' and leisure meaning 'free time' or 'relax', like the familiar word leisurely. So unleisurely describes an action or movement that is 'not relaxed', hurried or done quickly because someone has no time.