See Also: languid(medicine)
languid(1)(dictionary)
languid(2)(dictionary)
languid(dictionary)

dirt (oh) and languid(1) (iou)


dirt (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: drit]
any substance that makes things dirty, such as mud or dust
::You should have seen the dirt on that car!
::His face and hands were black with dirt.
::a patch of grass, covered in dog dirt (=waste from a dog's bowels)
especially AmE earth or soil
::Michael threw his handful of dirt onto the coffin.
in (the) dirt
::The children had been sitting in the dirt.
informal information about someone's private life or activities which could give people a bad opinion of them if it became known
::The newspapers had been digging up dirt on the President.
talk, Writing, a Film etc that is considered bad or immoral because it is about sex
-see also dish the dirt at dish 2 , hit/strike paydirt at paydirt , hit the dirt at hit 1 (17), treat sb like dirt at treat 1 (1)

languid(1) (iou)



languid adjective. L16.
[French languide or Latin languidus, from languere: see LANGUISH verb, -ID1.]
Of a person, an animal, etc.: faint, weak, fatigued; idle, inert. L16.
R. Thomas Suddenly he felt weak, languid and almost comfortable in his exhaustion.
Of energy, motion, etc.: weak, slow-moving. M17.
Ld Macaulay Two rivers met, the one gentle, languid.
a. Of style, language, an idea: wanting force or vividness, uninteresting. L17.
b. Of a person, actions, etc.: spiritless, apathetic, sedentary. E18.
R. P. Jhabvala Her manner..was mostly languid and indifferent.
Of trade or some Other activity: sluggish, inactive. M19.
languidly adverb M17.
languidness noun M17.