from war and peace\nprince vasili always spoke languidly, like an actor repeating a stale part. anna…

from war and peace\nprince vasili always spoke languidly, like an actor repeating a stale part. anna pavlovna scherer on the contrary, despite her forty years, overflowed with animation and impulsiveness. to be an enthusiast had become her social vocation and, sometimes even when she did not feel like it, she became enthusiastic in order not to disappoint the expectations of those who knew her. the subdued smile which, though it did not suit her faded features, always played round her lips expressed, as in a spoiled child, a continual consciousness of her charming defect, which she neither wished, nor could, nor considered it necessary, to correct.\n(from war and peace by leo tolstoy)\nwhich is the best definition of \languidly\?\n1. carefully\n2. infrequently\n3. listlessly\n4. soothingly

from war and peace\nprince vasili always spoke languidly, like an actor repeating a stale part. anna pavlovna scherer on the contrary, despite her forty years, overflowed with animation and impulsiveness. to be an enthusiast had become her social vocation and, sometimes even when she did not feel like it, she became enthusiastic in order not to disappoint the expectations of those who knew her. the subdued smile which, though it did not suit her faded features, always played round her lips expressed, as in a spoiled child, a continual consciousness of her charming defect, which she neither wished, nor could, nor considered it necessary, to correct.\n(from war and peace by leo tolstoy)\nwhich is the best definition of \languidly\?\n1. carefully\n2. infrequently\n3. listlessly\n4. soothingly

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Brief Explanations:

The text contrasts Prince Vasili's way of speaking with Anna Pavlovna's animation. "Languidly" implies a lack - of energy or listlessness, which is in contrast to being animated. "Listlessly" means in a way that shows a lack of energy or interest, which fits the context.

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  1. listlessly