Dr. Jonsen seemed a little lackadaisical at times.
...the lackadaisical attitude of a number of the principal players.
English dictionary. 2008.
lackadaisical — lack a*dai si*cal (l[a^]k [.a]*d[=a] z[i^]*kal), a. [From {Lackadaisy}, interj.] 1. Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental; dreamy. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking spirit or liveliness; lethargic; listless; languid. [PJC] 3. Indolent; lazy; idle,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lackadaisical — index careless, dilatory, indolent, languid, lax, lifeless (dull), otiose, phlegmatic … Law dictionary
lackadaisical — 1768 (Sterne), from interjection lackadaisy alas, alack (1748), an alteration of lack a day (1690s), from alack the day (1590s). Hence, given to crying lack a day, vapidly sentimental. Sense probably altered by influence of LAX (Cf. lax). Related … Etymology dictionary
lackadaisical — listless, spiritless, enervated, *languid, languishing, languorous Analogous words: *indifferent, unconcerned, incurious: indolent, slothful, faineant, *lazy: inert, inactive, passive, supine, idle: *sentimental, romantic: enervated, emasculated… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lackadaisical — [adj] careless, indifferent abstracted, apathetic, daydreaming, disinterested, dreamy, dull, energyless, enervated, faineant, halfhearted, idle, inattentive, incurious, indolent, inert, laid back, languid, languishing, languorous, lazy, lethargic … New thesaurus
lackadaisical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking enthusiasm and thoroughness. DERIVATIVES lackadaisically adverb. ORIGIN from the archaic interjection lackaday, lackadaisy … English terms dictionary
lackadaisical — [lak΄ə dā′zi kəl] adj. [< lackadaisy, altered (infl. by DAISY) < LACKADAY] showing lack of interest or spirit; listless; languid lackadaisically adv … English World dictionary
lackadaisical — lackadaisically, adv. lackadaisicalness, n. /lak euh day zi keuhl/, adj. 1. without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt. 2. lazy; indolent: a lackadaisical fellow. [1760 70; lackadais(y) (var. of… … Universalium
lackadaisical — adjective /ˌlækəˈdeizikəl/ Showing no interest or enthusiasm. the lackadaisical look on his face Syn: languid, listless, unenthusiastic, uninterested See Also: lackaday, lax … Wiktionary
lackadaisical — lack|a|dai|si|cal [ˌlækəˈdeızıkəl] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: lackaday expression of sadness (17 19 centuries), from alack the day] not showing enough interest in something or not putting enough effort into it ▪ David has a rather… … Dictionary of contemporary English
