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Superlative for lacking in energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality
“Meanwhile, Ethel lay languid, weary, and hopeless in bed. She was glad to be ill, glad to have the excuse of lying still, glad to be left alone in a quiet, darkened room.”
Superlative for weak or faint from illness or fatigue
“The fever had left him weak and languid from pain and continued want of sleep.”
Superlative for relaxed and peaceful in nature, especially of a period of time
“However, those long, languid evenings of drink, club sandwiches, and chatting were always followed by a mad dash across Aden to be back inside the base main gate by midnight.”
Superlative for moving at a slow or leisurely pace or speed
“I was moving at a languid pace, as if my body wanted to balance the adrenaline rush of the morning.”
Superlative for indifferent, unconcerned or dispassionate in attitude or action
“He lit the pipe clumsily and began to smoke it in a languid attitude, an attitude that his occasional quick glances up the yard altogether belied.”
Superlative for lacking strength or will in one's character
“He wanted to make those languid politicians see that they were not worth the snap of the finger when the country was behind a real cause.”
Superlative for hanging or sagging downwards
Superlative for having the appearance of sickness or ill health
Superlative for having a peaceful aspect
Superlative for feeling unhappy
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