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languorous

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋɡərəs/ / /ˈlæŋ(ɡ)(ə)rəs/

adj

Etymology: From Middle French langoreux.

  1. lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.

    The atmosphere beneath is languorous, and is so tinged with azure that what artists call the middle distance partakes also of that hue, while the horizon beyond is of the deepest ultramarine.

    Warm as a Lesbian valley's afternoon Made langourous ^([sic]) with June