LANGUIDLY

languidly

(adverb) in a languid and lethargic manner; “the men languidly put on their jackets”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

languidly (comparative more languidly, superlative most languidly)

In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion.

Anagrams

• laudingly

Source: Wiktionary


LANGUID

Lan"guid, a. Etym: [L. languidus, fr. languere to be faint or languid: cf. F. languide. See Languish.]

1. Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; indisposed to exertion; without animation; weak; weary; heavy; dull. " Languid, powerless limbs. " Armstrong. Fire their languid souls with Cato's virtue. Addison.

2. Slow in progress; tardy. " No motion so swift or languid." Bentley.

3. Promoting or indicating weakness or heaviness; as, a languid day. Feebly she laugheth in the languid moon. Keats. Their idleness, aimless and languid airs. W. Black.

Syn.

– Feeble; weak; faint; sickly; pining; exhausted; weary; listless; heavy; dull; heartless.

– Lan"guid*ly, adv.

– Lan"guid*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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