languorous


lan·guor·ous

adj \ˈlaŋ-gə-rəs, -grəs also -ə-rəs\

Definition of LANGUOROUS

1
: producing or tending to produce languor <a languorous climate>
2
: full of or characterized by languor
lan·guor·ous·ly adverb

Examples of LANGUOROUS

  1. <the drummer's languorous playing caused the rest of the band to keep missing the beat>

First Known Use of LANGUOROUS

15th century

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