Languorously
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwər.əs.li/noun
In a slow, relaxed, or faintly weak manner.
Did you know?Its core ancestor is Latin *languere*, meaning “to be weak or faint,” the same ancient source behind words for exhaustion, illness, and emotional collapse.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*slegʷ-
“to be slack, weak, or feeble”
Latin
Latin
languēre
“to be weak, faint, or sluggish”
Latin
Latin
languor
“weakness, faintness, sluggishness”
Old French
Old French
langour
“weakness, listlessness, languishing”
Middle English
English
langour
“faintness, weariness, and bodily weakness”
Modern English
English
languorously
“in a weak, slow, relaxed, or dreamy manner”