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lackadaisical

[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl] / ˌlæk əˈdeɪ zɪ kəl /


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Eleven months of the year, I’m a lackadaisical baker, dabbling in one-bowl cakes and easy-like-Sunday-morning muffins.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

The Lakers weren’t punished for their lackadaisical play during their seven-game winning streak against teams with losing records.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2025

She said: "I'm beyond fed up with this lackadaisical approach to gender care. They are failing children and young people."

From BBC Apr. 23, 2024

Before COVID, many of us had a lackadaisical attitude towards respiratory viruses, assuming they can’t be stopped.

From National Geographic Dec. 12, 2023

I could hear the sound of the janitor’s lackadaisical scrubbing against the wooden floor.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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