lackadaisical
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; halfhearted: a lackadaisical attempt.
Origin of lackadaisical
1Other words for lackadaisical
Other words from lackadaisical
- lack·a·dai·si·cal·ly, adverb
- lack·a·dai·si·cal·ness, noun
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How to use lackadaisical in a sentence
But everything had not gone well, and he found it very difficult to carry himself otherwise than lackadaisically.
The Small House at Allington | Anthony TrollopeHe sighed often, and sometimes mightily; and ogled unhappily, and smiled lackadaisically.
The House by the Church-Yard | J. Sheridan Le FanuHe pursed his mouth and looked up lackadaisically at his glowering client, saying only "Ha!"
Guy Deverell, v. 2 of 2 | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuAnd I—I answered lackadaisically with just a casual glance at him, 'I don't know the figures,' and absorbed myself in my viands.
Grey Roses | Henry HarlandSeveral of these disbanded worthies were lounging about in the mean time, quite lackadaisically.
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal | William Beckford
British Dictionary definitions for lackadaisical
/ (ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl) /
lacking vitality and purpose
lazy or idle, esp in a dreamy way
Origin of lackadaisical
1Derived forms of lackadaisical
- lackadaisically, adverb
- lackadaisicalness, noun
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