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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
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.
Under the strain of this continually impending doom and by the sleeplessness to which I now condemned myself, ay, even beyond what I had thought possible to man, I became, in my own person, a creature eaten up and emptied by fever, languidly weak both in body and mind, and solely occupied by one thought: the horror of my other self.
“It is your best work, Basil, the best thing you have ever done,” said Lord Henry, languidly.
Miss Gimblet, who seemed to feel that the presence of her friend called for something extra professional in the way of attitude, reclined on the bed and languidly smoked a cigarette.
Use languidly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Languidly means In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He languidly waved his limp wrist, glad to see us, but not wanting to expend the energy to let us know that.
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