languid
adjective
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Contemporary Examples of languid
All night long they struggle; nobody knows the name of the harsh light that keeps slowly opening like a languid fruit.
In or out of uniform his motion is languid, his voice relaxed and mellifluous, his movements deliberate, confident.
He was more finely bred than any American she had met, with his bone-china accent, willowy height and languid wit.
Though his motion was languid, the ball seemed to explode off his fingertips, to gather speed as it crossed the diamond.
By that he means, and I soon discovered, that the pacing is languid and perfectly in keeping with real police procedure.
Historical Examples of languid
Her applause was not languid applause, neither was it without discrimination.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
Mrs. Beaufort, languid and afflicted with headache, said little.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
But this languid century was to close with a tremendous explosion.
She lifted a deep, languid glance upon me and shook her head.
A Hero of Our TimeM. Y. Lermontov
With a languid movement she eked out the thought that was in her.