LACKADAISICAL

lackadaisical

(adjective) idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; “she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical”; “a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town”- P.G.Wodehouse

dreamy, lackadaisical, languid, languorous

(adjective) lacking spirit or liveliness; “a lackadaisical attempt”; “a languid mood”; “a languid wave of the hand”; “a hot languorous afternoon”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lackadaisical (comparative more lackadaisical, superlative most lackadaisical)

Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.

Synonyms: languid, listless, unenthusiastic, uninterested, lethargic

Lazy; slothful; indolent.

Source: Wiktionary


Lack`a*dai"si*cal, a. Etym: [From Lackadaisy, interj.]

Definition: Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental.

– Lack`a*dai"si*cal*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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