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Definition of Languisher
1. Noun. A person who languishes.
Definition of Languisher
1. n. One who languishes.
Definition of Languisher
1. Noun. One who languishes. ¹
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Definition of Languisher
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Languisher
Literary usage of Languisher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1879)
"... I am suddenly confronted by the face of the lovely Mrs. OXIDE, or the Beautiful
and Honourable Mrs. LANGUISHED—perhaps in fancy costume as a languisher ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... vigorous in motion ; not to be vivid in appearance ; to sink or pine under
sorrow, or any slow passion ; to look with softness or tenderness. languisher ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1855)
"... beyond the possibility of mistake, is defeated by a new contretemps ; and, to
complete the chagrin of the fair languisher, even when she has succeeded, ..."
4. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Yes, good father», Mingle the potion so, that it may kill me Just at the instant,
this poor languisher Heaves hi« last sigh. ..."
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