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Lacking energy or moving with relaxed slowness.

adjective

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languid

A languid breeze barely stirred the curtains.
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Late in the afternoon, the old music player became sluggish, taking a long time to respond whenever someone selected the next track. Nearby, two neighbors enjoyed a languid conversation, speaking with relaxed slowness as they sat beneath the awning.
From The Pace of a Celebration.
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