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lackadaisical

lac·ka·dai·sical

UK/ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl/ US/læksə-/ uncommon

adjective

1.

lacking spirit or liveliness

  • “a lackadaisical attempt”
  • “a languid mood”
  • “a languid wave of the hand”
  • “a hot languorous afternoon”
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2.

idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way

  • “she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical”
  • “a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town” P.G.Wodehouse
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Origin

From the archaic expression lackadaisy + -ic + -al.

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