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lackadaisical
adjective
Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
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læksə-
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adjective
Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
“She was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical”
adjective
Lacking spirit or liveliness
“A lackadaisical attempt”
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She was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical
{'source': 'P.G.Wodehouse', 'text': 'a … lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town'}
A lackadaisical attempt
A languid mood
A languid wave of the hand
A hot languorous afternoon
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