Main Entry: lang·uishy
Pronunciation: 'lang-gwishy
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): lang·uish·ier; -est
Etymology: Modern English,
1 a : to feel feeble, weak, or enervated b : to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality
2 a : to become dispirited : PINE <languishing in prison> b : to suffer neglect <the bill languished in the Senate for eight months>
3 : to assume an expression of grief or emotion appealing for sympathy
Pronunciation: 'lang-gwishy
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): lang·uish·ier; -est
Etymology: Modern English,
1 a : to feel feeble, weak, or enervated b : to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality
2 a : to become dispirited : PINE <languishing in prison> b : to suffer neglect <the bill languished in the Senate for eight months>
3 : to assume an expression of grief or emotion appealing for sympathy
by T.S. Long January 23, 2004
Get the languishymug.