lackadaisical
1lackadaisical — lack a*dai si*cal (l[a^]k [.a]*d[=a] z[i^]*kal), a. [From {Lackadaisy}, interj.] 1. Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental; dreamy. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking spirit or liveliness; lethargic; listless; languid. [PJC] 3. Indolent; lazy; idle,… …
2lackadaisical — index careless, dilatory, indolent, languid, lax, lifeless (dull), otiose, phlegmatic …
3lackadaisical — 1768 (Sterne), from interjection lackadaisy alas, alack (1748), an alteration of lack a day (1690s), from alack the day (1590s). Hence, given to crying lack a day, vapidly sentimental. Sense probably altered by influence of LAX (Cf. lax). Related …
4lackadaisical — listless, spiritless, enervated, *languid, languishing, languorous Analogous words: *indifferent, unconcerned, incurious: indolent, slothful, faineant, *lazy: inert, inactive, passive, supine, idle: *sentimental, romantic: enervated, emasculated… …
5lackadaisical — [adj] careless, indifferent abstracted, apathetic, daydreaming, disinterested, dreamy, dull, energyless, enervated, faineant, halfhearted, idle, inattentive, incurious, indolent, inert, laid back, languid, languishing, languorous, lazy, lethargic …
6lackadaisical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking enthusiasm and thoroughness. DERIVATIVES lackadaisically adverb. ORIGIN from the archaic interjection lackaday, lackadaisy …
7lackadaisical — [lak΄ə dā′zi kəl] adj. [< lackadaisy, altered (infl. by DAISY) < LACKADAY] showing lack of interest or spirit; listless; languid lackadaisically adv …
8lackadaisical — [[t]læ̱kəde͟ɪzɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is lackadaisical, you mean that they are rather lazy and do not show much interest or enthusiasm in what they do. Dr. Jonsen seemed a little lackadaisical at times. ...the lackadaisical …
9lackadaisical — lackadaisically, adv. lackadaisicalness, n. /lak euh day zi keuhl/, adj. 1. without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt. 2. lazy; indolent: a lackadaisical fellow. [1760 70; lackadais(y) (var. of… …
10lackadaisical — adjective /ˌlækəˈdeizikəl/ Showing no interest or enthusiasm. the lackadaisical look on his face Syn: languid, listless, unenthusiastic, uninterested See Also: lackaday, lax …
