languishingly

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adverb

In a languishing manner.

“She looked languishingly at him as he danced with another woman.”

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Meanings

adverblanguishingly (comparative more languishingly, superlative most languishingly)

comparative more languishingly · superlative most languishingly

  1. In a languishing manner.

    She looked languishingly at him as he danced with another woman.

Origin

From languishing + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

languishingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/languishingly

MLA

“languishingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/languishingly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “languishingly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/languishingly.

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