languidly
Americanadverb
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in a way that lacks vitality or energy; lazily.
Because sloths move so languidly, and they don't groom themselves, algae often grows in their fur.
The day was overly warm, and Em was swinging idly in the hammock, languidly sipping from a glass of lemonade.
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in a way that lacks spirit or interest.
We filed slowly and languidly into the massive lecture hall.
Other Word Forms
- unlanguidly adverb
Etymology
Origin of languidly
Example Sentences
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Children sit in the shade and play languidly with rocks.
From Seattle Times
Then again, you could take the time-honored, lazy-summer approach and spoon it up, languidly and meltingly, right from the container and into your mouth.
From Seattle Times
One raises a knee as a toe languidly stirs the air.
From New York Times
Scenes rush and flow into each other, and subplots emerge and fade like ripples in a pond, as the focus floats languidly from one character to the other.
From New York Times
The first came in Brazil's opening group game against Czechoslovakia when Pele, from several yards inside the centre circle in his own half, received the ball languidly then spotted keeper Ivo Viktor off his line.
From BBC
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