lackadaisically
1
9.5
- adverb
- /ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkli/
:
desganadamente
- [whistling lackadaisically]
Examples
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Anybody who plays lackadaisically will lose to anybody who plays at the best of their ability.
Blog text (10) -
He might not have come if she had begged or threatened, but he could not let her ride lackadaisically past, as if she had not a care in creation.
Fiction book (1999) -
I learned to identify them before they approached: overdressed women with dramatic hats and pained expressions, lackadaisically searching the passengers along the ramp, hanging back behind the crowd, smiling late when they recognized my father in me.
Fiction book (1994) -
The students worked lackadaisically on their assignments, showing no real interest in completing them.
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She spoke lackadaisically, as if she didn't really care about the meeting.
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He lackadaisically tossed his jacket onto the chair and plopped down on the couch.
Synonyms
37
3.7
To act in a lazy way without a clear purpose
24
3.7
Without a clear purpose, direction, or plan
20
1.0
In a way that you do something without thinking or paying attention
12
4.2
Showing no care for the bad results of what you do
5
2.9
In a careless, untidy way that makes things messy
4
6.4
In a way that shows you are not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else
4
6.6
In a careless way without proper care or attention
3
4.8
In a way that shows little interest or energy
1
7.6
In a lazy way that avoids work or effort
Move or act slowly with little energy
In a way that shows little care or attention
In a careless way without thinking
In a way that shows no attention to what is happening
In a careless way that makes mistakes and causes problems
Antonyms
How Energetic
8
3.0
1
5.6
1
9.5
1
6.7
3
5.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lackadaisically comes from the older word lackadaisical, which began as the old cry alack-a-day 'oh, what a pity' and later became the playful form lackadaisy. So doing something lackadaisically means doing it with a lack 'without energy or care'.