English

Adjective

lackadaisical ‎(comparative more lackadaisical, superlative most lackadaisical)

1. Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.
   • 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

     I could hear the sound of the janitor's lackadaisical scrubbing against the wooden floor.

   the lackadaisical look on his face

2. Lazy; slothful; indolent.

Synonyms

• (showing no interest or enthusiasm): languid, listless, unenthusiastic, uninterested, lethargic
• See also Wikisaurus:apathy

Derived terms

• lackadaisically
• lackadaisicalness

Related terms

• lackaday
• lax

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