Etymology

languidly

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Today it means: In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion. Full definition →

English languid ← Latin languidus ← Middle French languide
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  1. Latinlanguidus
  2. Middle Frenchlanguide
  3. Latinlanguidus
  4. Englishlanguid
  5. English todaylanguidly

From languid + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.