languid
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Instead, Mr. Dano comes across as a parody of a languid miscreant in a campy James Bond film.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Summer was made for slow, languid days and stories that linger long after the final page.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The jury still seems out on the gifted Crystal Palace midfielder with the languid style.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The only major American professional sport that takes place outdoors in the summer is a suitably languid and loose-limbed affair.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
I moved with the crowd, the sweat pouring off me, listening to the grinding roar of traffic, the growing sound of a record shop loudspeaker blaring a languid blues.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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