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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Such self-conscious and deliberatively irreligious people are to be distinguished from the lackadaisically unaffiliated — often called "nones" — who simply don't identify with a religion.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2021
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
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
"Melancholy! oh, yes; you look so," said Frank, who really did feel somewhat lackadaisically sentimental.
From Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope
