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lackadaisical

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lack·a·dai·si·cal  (lk-dz-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.]

lacka·daisi·cal·ly adv.
lacka·daisi·cal·ness n.

lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl]
adj
1. lacking vitality and purpose
2. lazy or idle, esp in a dreamy way
[from earlier lackadaisy, extended form of lackaday]
lackadaisically  adv
lackadaisicalness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

lackadaisical
adjective lazy, lethargic, indifferent, idle, abstracted, limp, dreamy, inert, languid, apathetic, listless, indolent, languorous, enervated, spiritless, half-arsed (Brit. slang), half-assed (U.S. & Canad. slang), half-hearted Dr. Jonsen seemed a little lackadaisical at times.
spirited, excited, inspired, ambitious, diligent
Translations
lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl] ADJ (= careless) → descuidado, informal; (= lazy) → perezoso, flojo(LAm); (= dreamy) → distraído
lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl] adjnonchalant(e), indolent(e)
lackadaisical
adj (= lacking energy)lustlos, desinteressiert; (= careless)nachlässig, lasch
lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkl] adj (careless) → noncurante; (lacking enthusiasm) → svogliato/a
lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkl] adj (careless) → noncurante; (lacking enthusiasm) → svogliato/a


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So in the same lackadaisical fashion which had marked all his actions that day, the knight suffered his horse to be led to the rendezvous of the band in the greenwood.
In spite of his lackadaisical manner, he has moments of energy that would surprise you.
Who in mere lackadaisical want of an emotion have agreed upon a little dandy talk about the vulgar wanting faith in things in general, meaning in the things that have been tried and found wanting, as though a low fellow should unaccountably lose faith in a bad shilling after finding it out
 
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