lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
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languorous
How to use languorous in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for languorous.
Editorial note
Going back to OS X is frustrating to me because it's so languorous and lacking control.
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Quick take
lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for languorous.
adjective
lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
See also: dreamy, lackadaisical, languid
Example sentences
Going back to OS X is frustrating to me because it's so languorous and lacking control.
It can be a more languorous affair, and the ritual itself can become enjoyable.
Like we should all pour glasses of single malt and sit around a table in our smoking jackets having a languorous discussion.
He starts out his career at an all-girl opium den in Charlottenburg, almost within sight of the statue of Wernher Siemens, burning up in a sconce, one among many bulbs witness the more languorous forms of Republican decadence.
Something like the way koalas are proposed to be as languorous as they are because the eucalyptus leaves they eat are acting in a drug-like manner on them?Or, alternately, is there some adaptation all grazers have in their bodily response to chemical volatiles released by the cutting of grasses, that other animals species don’t have?
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How do you use languorous in a sentence?
Going back to OS X is frustrating to me because it's so languorous and lacking control.
What does languorous mean?
lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
What part of speech is languorous?
languorous is commonly used as adjective.