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English
Etymology
From languid + -ly.
Adverb
languidly (comparative more languidly, superlative most languidly)
- In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion.
He languidly waved his limp wrist, glad to see us, but not wanting to expend the energy to let us know that.
1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter I, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London, New York, N.Y., Melbourne, Vic.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC, page 2:“It is your best work, Basil, the best thing you have ever done,” said Lord Henry, languidly.
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