Definition of Lackadaisical

1. Adjective. Lacking spirit or liveliness. "A hot languorous afternoon"

Exact synonyms: Dreamy, Languid, Languorous
Similar to: Lethargic, Unenrgetic
Derivative terms: Dreaminess, Languor

2. Adjective. Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way. "A...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"
Similar to: Idle

Definition of Lackadaisical

1. a. Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental.

Definition of Lackadaisical

1. Adjective. Showing no interest or enthusiasm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lackadaisical

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lackadaisical

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lacinia
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laciniate
laciniate ligament
laciniated
laciniation
laciniations
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lacinulae
lacis cell
lack
lack-lustre
lackadaisical (current term)
lackadaisically
lackadaisicalness
lackadaisy
lackaday
lackbrain
lackbrains
lacke
lacked
lacker
lackered
lackering
lackers
lackest
lacketh

Literary usage of Lackadaisical

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"11er literary work is characterized by a tendency to mysticism and a somewhat lackadaisical style. day, John. An English poet; born near ..."

2. Diary of a Daly Débutante: Being Passages from the Journal of a Member of by Dora Knowlton Thompson Ranous (1910)
"She was wealthy, stage-struck, and a rather lackadaisical damsel, and once, in the company of actors, when someone asked her what kind of beer she liked, ..."

3. The Remains of the Late Mrs. Richard Trench: Being Selections from Her by Melesina Chenevix St. George Trench (1862)
"Another of Wordsworth, a fine pensive face, but nothing of the lackadaisical manner report has attributed to the lake poet—both by Chantrey. ..."

4. John's Alive: Or, The Bride of a Ghost, and Other Sketches by Joseph Jones, May A. Thompson Wade (1883)
"John's malady increases until it becomes a settled melancholy—lackadaisical ... lackadaisical ..."

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