lackadaisical
adjective
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; halfhearted.
lackadaisically
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a word derived from
lackadaisical.
Example Sentences
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Fatsis: The United States was chasing lackadaisically and passing listlessly.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2017
In the script, there were these moments where she would be talking so lackadaisically about an extraordinarily lethal piece of equipment.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2016
Before: I was binge-watching Aziz Ansari’s new Netflix show “Master of None” and lackadaisically shopping online.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2015
Vendors carrying wide wicker baskets piled high with cherry tomatoes stop to stare as I plod by, making my way along the narrow main road that snakes lackadaisically across several ridges.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2015
“You’re sitting on Peggy,” pointed out Katherine lackadaisically when the laughter of her guests had died down.
From Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman by Annabel Sharp
