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Definition of lackadaisical in English: lackadaisicaladjective ˌlakəˈdeɪzɪk(ə)lˌlækəˈdeɪzək(ə)l Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy. a lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half Example sentencesExamples - I want to be organized, but I'm just too lackadaisical to get things in order.
- He still is too inconsistent and too lackadaisical.
- The lackadaisical attitude of the members is one of the main impediments to the club expanding its activities.
- The cast and filmmakers are largely to blame, as they treat the material in a lackadaisical manner, while also telegraphing too many plot points ahead of time.
- I don't want people to get the impression the school will have a lackadaisical approach to teaching though.
- There was a lackadaisical attitude to the extension of the copyright term in the European Union.
- The President is remarkably lackadaisical about finding the senior administration official who leaked the identity of a CIA operative.
Synonyms careless, lazy, lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent, uncaring, unconcerned, casual, offhand, blasé, insouciant, leisurely, relaxed apathetic, languid, languorous, lethargic, limp, listless, sluggish, enervated, spiritless, aimless, bloodless, torpid, passionless, idle, indolent, shiftless, inert, impassive, feeble informal laid back, couldn't-care-less, easy going, slap-happy British vulgar slang half-arsed rare Laodicean, pococurante
Origin Mid 18th century (also in the sense 'feebly sentimental'): from lackaday or its obsolete extended form lackadaisy. Definition of lackadaisical in US English: lackadaisicaladjectiveˌlakəˈdāzək(ə)lˌlækəˈdeɪzək(ə)l Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy. a lackadaisical defense left the Spurs adrift in the second half Example sentencesExamples - I don't want people to get the impression the school will have a lackadaisical approach to teaching though.
- The cast and filmmakers are largely to blame, as they treat the material in a lackadaisical manner, while also telegraphing too many plot points ahead of time.
- He still is too inconsistent and too lackadaisical.
- There was a lackadaisical attitude to the extension of the copyright term in the European Union.
- The lackadaisical attitude of the members is one of the main impediments to the club expanding its activities.
- I want to be organized, but I'm just too lackadaisical to get things in order.
- The President is remarkably lackadaisical about finding the senior administration official who leaked the identity of a CIA operative.
Synonyms careless, lazy, lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent, uncaring, unconcerned, casual, offhand, blasé, insouciant, leisurely, relaxed
Origin Mid 18th century (also in the sense ‘feebly sentimental’): from lackaday or its obsolete extended form lackadaisy. |