Sample Sentences forlanguid (editor-reviewed)
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No urging could increase his languid pace.languid = slow, unhurried
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She greeted us with a languid wave of the hand.languid = slow and relaxed
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His wife was shrill, languid, handsome, and horrible. (source)languid = having little energy
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He did everything with direct and decisive movements, in contrast to his languid look. (source)languid = relaxed
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Most of the children were still in a land of half stupor, languid, like limp rags. (source)languid = having little energy and moving slowly
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On the whole, however, they seemed languid and exhausted. (source)languid = to lack energy
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at last the Caterpillar ... addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice. (source)languid = slow and lacking energy
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The two men sauntered languidly to the table (source)languidly = moving slowly
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It was a trio for hyper-violin, super-cello and oboe-surrogate that now filled the air with its agreeable languor.† (source)
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A gradual warmth, a languorous weariness passed over him descending along his spine from his closely cowled head. (source)languorous = slow, relaxed, or with little energy
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Whoever danced would dance more languorously, holding tight.† (source)
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A virile new Britain cannot continue indefinitely to be traduced in the eyes, or rather ears, of the world by the effete languors of Langham Place, brazenly masquerading as "standard English."† (source)
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The tug-of-war, sack hop, and three-legged races were over, and a languidness had inevitably crept over things, so that here and there grown men slept in the grass with newspapers over their faces.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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the languid beat of the stern-wheel came plainly to my ears. (source)languid = slowly moving
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In her stocking feet, she walked steadily, almost languidly, toward the phone. (source)languidly = slow and unhurried
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They repulsed every attempt of Mrs. Bennet at conversation, and by so doing threw a languor over the whole party, which was very little relieved by the long speeches of Mr. Collins, who was complimenting Mr. Bingley and his sisters on the elegance of their entertainment, and the hospitality and politeness which had marked their behavior to their guests.† (source)
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