languishing

lan·guish  (lnggwsh)

intr.v. lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es

1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor.

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.

5. To affect a wistful or languid air, especially in order to gain sympathy.

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[Middle English languishen, from Old French languir, languiss-, from Latin langure, to be languid; see slg- in Indo-European roots.]

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languish·er n.

languish·ing·ly adv.

languish·ment n.

Thesaurus

languishing

adjective fading, failing, declining, flagging, sinking, weakening, deteriorating, withering, wilting, sickening, drooping, droopy, wasting away