languescent

adjective

lan·​gues·​cent

(ˈ)laŋ¦gwesᵊnt

: becoming languid or fatigued

Word History

Etymology

Latin languescent-, languescens, present participle of languescere to become faint, inchoative of languēre to be faint

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