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lackadaisical lackadaisical definition

lackadaisical


 
  Overview  of  adj  lackadaisical 
 
  The  adj  lackadaisical  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dreamy,  lackadaisical,  languid,  languorous  --  (lacking  spirit  or  liveliness;  "a  lackadaisical  attempt";  "a  languid  mood";  "a  languid  wave  of  the  hand";  "a  hot  languorous  afternoon") 
  2.  lackadaisical  --  (idle  or  indolent  especially  in  a  dreamy  way  "she  was  annoyingly  lackadaisical  and  impractical";  "a...lackadaisical,  spiritless  young  man-about-town"-  P.G.Wodehouse) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lackadaisical 
 
  2  senses  of  lackadaisical 
 
  Sense  1 
  dreamy,  lackadaisical,  languid,  languorous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  lethargic)  ->  energetic 
 
  Sense  2 
  lackadaisical 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  idle)  ->  busy 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lackadaisical 
 
  2  senses  of  lackadaisical 
 
  Sense  1 
  dreamy,  lackadaisical,  languid,  languorous 
  =>  lethargic  (vs.  energetic),  unergetic 
 
  Sense  2 
  lackadaisical 
  =>  idle  (vs.  busy) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lackadaisical 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lackadaisical 
 
  lackadaisical  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lackadaisical 
  lackadaisical 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lackadaisical 
 
  The  adj  lackadaisical  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dreamy,  lackadaisical,  languid,  languorous  --  (lacking  spirit  or  liveliness;  "a  lackadaisical  attempt";  "a  languid  mood";  "a  languid  wave  of  the  hand";  "a  hot  languorous  afternoon") 
  2.  lackadaisical  --  (idle  or  indolent  especially  in  a  dreamy  way  "she  was  annoyingly  lackadaisical  and  impractical";  "a...lackadaisical,  spiritless  young  man-about-town"-  P.G.Wodehouse) 



lackadaisical definition