languorous
Example Sentences
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His languorous voice can tend towards the melancholy, but the lyrics are full of hope.
From BBC
The rhymed verse the characters speak in doesn’t at all hinder them from expressing themselves colloquially, in idioms that sound better with a languorous Southern lilt.
From Los Angeles Times
Contrary to the stereotypes, the city’s pace can be chill, but it’s not languorous by any means.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s a loose, languorous quality to “Gasoline Rainbow,” which the Rosses shot using a mostly improvised format, a collaboration between actors and filmmakers.
From New York Times
Also, Vanya is hopelessly in love with the old man’s exquisitely languorous young wife, who, reasonably enough, finds the moper pathetic.
From New York Times
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