languorous
Example Sentences
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Mr. Miller, a writer of great narrative authority, specializes in historical thrillers that move at a languorous pace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
It was an emotional performance, with Balsom producing a beautifully rounded tone during the slower, languorous movements before switching into high gear for the dazzling pyrotechnics of the closing Rondo.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
It was during one such languorous afternoon that, according to Wilkinson, “Joan first encountered the love of her life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
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 • Apr. 24, 2024
Now a languorous waiting settled over the hospital.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
