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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid: "There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops” ( William J. Hampton).

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Sentimentally woebegone; languid; listless; affected. See extract under lackthought.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Showing no interest or enthusiasm.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental; dreamy.
  2. adj. Lacking spirit or liveliness; lethargic; listless; languid.
  3. adj. Indolent; lazy; idle, especially in a dreamy manner.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. lacking spirit or liveliness
  2. adj. idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way

Etymologies

  1. From the archaic interjection lackaday, lackadaisy. (Wiktionary)
  2. From lackadaisy, alteration of lackaday. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • dlarson It's really too bad that people show a lackadaisical approach to spelling when they say 'lacksadaisical.' Know that I mean? Dec 7, 2009

  • sionnach "I have no recollection of the last twenty-four hours," said Tom lackadaisically.

    "Miss Buchanan sends her regrets that she will not be able to join us for dinner', said Nick lackadaisically. Oct 30, 2007

  • librarymistress what a great word - thanks for sharing. Thinking hard to find an opportunity to use it... Oct 29, 2007

  • oroboros just learned that this word is from the interjection 'lack-a-daisy' and 'spozed to mean 'vapidly sentimental'; interesting... Dec 15, 2006

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