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lackadaisical - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'lackadaisical' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lackadaisical [ a.]
- Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental.

Meaning of 'lackadaisical' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lackadaisical [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking spirit or liveliness
Example in sentence:
  • a hot languorous afternoon;
  • a lackadaisical attempt;
  • a languid mood;
  • a languid wave of the hand
Meaning (2):
- idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
Example in sentence:
  • a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town;
  • she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical

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