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Lackadaisical is an English word with synonyms like dreamy or languid. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lackadaisical meaning

  1. Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.
  2. Lazy; slothful; indolent.

Synonyms of Lackadaisical

Using Lackadaisical

  • The main meaning on this page is: Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm. | Lazy; slothful; indolent.
  • Useful related words include: dreamy, languid, languorous, lethargic.
  • In the example corpus, lackadaisical often appears in combinations such as: lackadaisical attitude, the lackadaisical, lackadaisical approach.

Context around Lackadaisical

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Lackadaisical

  • In this selection, "lackadaisical" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lousy, get, dumb, attitude, approach and reds stand out and add context to how "lackadaisical" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a lackadaisical attitude from and a lousy lackadaisical image of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lackadaisical" sits close to words such as abdollahian, abergavenny and abounded, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lackadaisical

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Not working hard enough, very lackadaisical,” Tocchet said. (8 words)

Drawing as movement, some kind of tension: dominant, dumb, lackadaisical. (10 words)

And yet, the lackadaisical performance of its military-industrial complex has rendered it abjectly import-dependent for weaponry. (18 words)

It was a bad result that felt all too familiar for Arsenal: the sense of opportunity, the hope, the rued chances, the implosion, the terminally-bad defending, the emotional collapse, the lackadaisical attitude and the wry capitulation at the end. (40 words)

I take Ekong as omeruo is more lackadaisical and tends to lost concentration then, I will invite Ekong, akpoguma, Balogun and Ajayi while working on the availability of Uduokhai, Adarabioyo and Torunarigha to create competition for the aforementioned. (38 words)

And this fish selling issue is nothing new but a sign of a lackadaisical approach by successive governments and mayors of Castries…it’s a shame to walk down Castries and see the rot, the degradation. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

A 30-yard Alexis Mac Allister thunderbolt restored the hosts’ one-goal advantage, only for Kenny Tete to capitalise on more lackadaisical Reds defending just before the break to draw Fulham level again.

And yet, the lackadaisical performance of its military-industrial complex has rendered it abjectly import-dependent for weaponry.

It seems inconceivable to me that the most subtle, observant and relentlessly patient of artists would have produced such a lousy, lackadaisical image of a human face.

The report also chronicled how the lackadaisical attitude of policemen as well as inability to effectively handle cases involving PwDs.

The series focuses on the diverse reactions of its main characters, which range from an intense survival mode, like with Shizuka, to a lackadaisical free spirit, like Akira.

And this fish selling issue is nothing new but a sign of a lackadaisical approach by successive governments and mayors of Castries…it’s a shame to walk down Castries and see the rot, the degradation.

For the 2012 Winter Classic in Philadelphia, the Flyers tried to make up for the lackadaisical attempt two years prior and pull out all the stops.

He added that boiler operators have raised concerns about the gravity of the situation to the government, but the relevant department has been lackadaisical in conducting checks on boiler operations in industrial units.

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Not working hard enough, very lackadaisical,” Tocchet said.

Senior goalie was instrumental, rallying his team at halftime with a call to intensify their efforts and not get lackadaisical.

You wouldn’t have known watching in the Adelaide Hills, as they set about dismantling a lackadaisical and lacklustre Swans outfit.

A lackadaisical attitude from Oakland elected officials and the city's activists has also contributed to the committee's relative lack of diversity.

A typical example of this mindset of selfish and reckless abandon is Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s lackadaisical approach in containing the Covid-19 pandemic in Kano state.

Drawing as movement, some kind of tension: dominant, dumb, lackadaisical.

He said that the sum accruing to the CRF has been on a relative decline since 2017 as a result of lackadaisical attitudes of scheduled corporations to compliance with remittances as and when due.

I take Ekong as omeruo is more lackadaisical and tends to lost concentration then, I will invite Ekong, akpoguma, Balogun and Ajayi while working on the availability of Uduokhai, Adarabioyo and Torunarigha to create competition for the aforementioned.

I took a patient to a public health institution today and what I observed was a pathetic lackadaisical approach to duty by health workers, as if they were on a go slow.

Offill’s preferred structure might sound lackadaisical, but the lapidary funniness of many of her sentences indicates how precisely she calibrates them.

The result is that we are more educated about the election process now than we have ever been and we are far less lackadaisical about our rights and far more vigilant in our protection of them.

It was a bad result that felt all too familiar for Arsenal: the sense of opportunity, the hope, the rued chances, the implosion, the terminally-bad defending, the emotional collapse, the lackadaisical attitude and the wry capitulation at the end.

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Common combinations with lackadaisical

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lackadaisical" in a sentence?
An example: "A 30-yard Alexis Mac Allister thunderbolt restored the hosts’ one-goal advantage, only for Kenny Tete to capitalise on more lackadaisical Reds defending just before the break to draw Fulham level again." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lackadaisical" from authentic English texts.
What does "lackadaisical" mean?
Lackadaisical means: Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.
What are synonyms of "lackadaisical"?
Common synonyms of "lackadaisical" include: dreamy, languid, languorous, lethargic, unergetic, idle.
How many example sentences with "lackadaisical" are there?
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