All 3 Uses of
languid
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Gabriel soon perceived a languor in the movements of his mistress up and down, and he said to her, gently as a mother— "I think you had better go indoors now, you are tired.†
Chpt 37-39
- Troy toiled up the road with a languor and depression greater than any he had experienced for many a day and year before.†
Chpt 46-48
- Bathsheba, when she learnt of this proposal—for Oak was obliged to consult her—at first languidly objected.†
Chpt 49-51 *
Definition:
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(languid) lacking energy or relaxed or moving slowly