LACKADAISICAL


Meaning of LACKADAISICAL in English

/ ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkl; NAmE / adjective

not showing enough care or enthusiasm

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent. (also in the sense feebly sentimental ): from lackaday (or its obsolete extended form lackadaisy ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.