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languid

[lang-gwid] / ˈlæŋ gwɪd /


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Its core e-commerce business also faces pressure from a languid Chinese spending environment.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 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

Her manner was languid, and her gestures without that gayety which had so marked her before.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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