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lackadaisical
adjective
idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
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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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