lack·a·dai·si·cal (l k  -d  z -kl)adj. Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid: "There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops" (William J. Hampton). [From lackadaisy, alteration of lackaday.] lack a·daisi·cal·ly adv.lack a·daisi·cal·ness n. |
lackadaisical
Adjective
1. lacking vitality and purpose
2. lazy and careless in a dreamy way [earlier lackadaisy]
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| Adj. | 1. | lackadaisical - lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" lethargic, unenrgetic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" |
| 2. | lackadaisical - idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical"; "a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" |
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