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The definition of lackadaisical is someone lacking spirit or interest.

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An example of someone who would be described as lackadaisical is a person who makes a disinterested and half-hearted attempt at his schoolwork.

See lackadaisical in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

showing lack of interest or spirit; listless; languid

Origin: < lackadaisy, altered (infl. by daisy) < lackaday

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lackadaisically adverb

See lackadaisical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid: “There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops” (William J. Hampton).

Origin:

Origin: From lackadaisy

Origin: , alteration of lackaday

Related Forms:

lackˌa·daiˈsi·cal·ly adverb

lackˌa·daiˈsi·cal·ness noun

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