All 3 Uses of
languid
in
Ethan Frome
- She looked up at him languidly, as though her lids were weighted with sleep and it cost her an effort to raise them.
Chpt 5 *languidly = slowly and without much energy
- Ethan, with a touch of his whip, roused the sorrel to a languid trot.†
Chpt 9
- It made a small frightened cheep like a field mouse, and he wondered languidly if it were hurt.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(languid) lacking energy or relaxed or moving slowly