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languid

[lang-gwid] / ˈlæŋ gwɪd /


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Mixing languid conversations with pop spectacle, Lowery finds a middle ground that looks altogether human, with every impulse, bad and good, opening another door to the truth.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 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 Georgia winger is as effective as he is mesmerising, taunting opposition with a languid but unstoppable dribbling style, socks at half mast on his calves, defenders clawing at the scorched turf left behind him.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Dave Shaw, 37, of Dave’s Walks has silently led me on languid explorations of the United Kingdom; across the cobblestone causeway to Cornwall’s St. Michael’s Mount, and along the clifftops of North Devon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

His wife was shrill, languid, handsome and horrible.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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