MEANING
Showing little effort or interest in a casual, inattentive way.
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Words that belong together
- lackadaisical approach
- lackadaisical attitude
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A lackadaisical approach to the inventory left entire rooms unrecorded.
His lackadaisical attitude vanished when the missing key was mentioned.
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- lackadaisical
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more lackadaisical; superlative most lackadaisical where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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