lackadaisical
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It was my characteristic lackadaisical attitude that got my father involved, and had him checking his watch and shoving me into the Sedan DeVille.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Jared Vanderbilt’s steal and score in the fourth was a big play, but lackadaisical passing and a lack of attention threatened to cost the Lakers late.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 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
“We got lackadaisical, we got careless with the ball and started to be not so aggressive,” DeRozan said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024
Anatole got to spend his days playing bottle-cap checkers with a pair of lackadaisical guards, who let him read and write anything as long as he didn’t escape.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing lackadaisical
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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