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lackadaisical

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lackadaisical /ˌlakəˈdeɪzɪk(ə)l/

▶adjective lacking enthusiasm and thoroughness.

– derivatives
lackadaisically adverb.

– origin C18: from the archaic interjection lackaday, lackadaisy (see alack) + -ical.

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