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lackadaisical - 4 dictionary results
lack⋅a⋅dai⋅si⋅cal
[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt. |
| 2. | lazy; indolent: a lackadaisical fellow. |
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| lack·a·dai·si·cal (lāk'ə-dā'zĭ-kəl) 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·dai'si·cal·ly adv., lack'a·dai'si·cal·ness n. |
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Lackadaisical
Lack`a*dai"si*cal\, a. [From Lackadaisy, interj.] Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental. -- Lack`a*dai"si*cal*ly, adv.
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lackadaisical
1768, from interjection lackadaisy "alas, alack" (1748), an alteration of lack-a-day (1695), from alack the day. Hence, "given to crying 'lack-a-day,' vapidly sentimental." Sense probably altered by infl. of lax.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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