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languisher
lan·guish L0042100 (lăng′gwĭsh)intr.v. lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es 1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor: crops languishing from a lack of rain.2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison.3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee.4. To become downcast or pine away in longing: languish apart from friends and family; languish for a change from dull routine.
[Middle English languishen, from Old French languir, languiss-, from Latin languēre, to be languid; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]
lan′guish·er n.lan′guish·ing·ly adv.lan′guish·ment n.languisher (ˈlæŋɡwɪʃə) nliterary someone who languishes or behaves in a languid mannerThesaurus| Noun | 1.languisher - a person who languishesunfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune |
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Words related to languishernoun a person who languishesRelated Words- unfortunate
- unfortunate person
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