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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

And I—I answered lackadaisically with just a casual glance at him, 'I don't know the figures,' and absorbed myself in my viands.

From Grey Roses by Harland, Henry