lackadaisical1 \lak-uh-DAY-zih-kul\ adjective: lacking life, spirit, or zest2 : languid
Example sentence:
Disgusted by his teams performance during their losing streak3, the coach gave a lecture scolding them for their lackadaisical play.
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Alas4, alack, there are times when life seems to be one unfortunate occurrence after another. Weve all had days when nothing seemed to go right. When folks had one of those days back in the 17th century, theyd cry Lackaday to express their sorrow and disappointment. Lackaday was a shortened form of the expression alack the day. In the mid-1700s, lackadaisical was coined through addition of the suffix5 -ical. The word lackadaisy also saw usage around that time as an interjection similar to lackaday, and this word, though never as prevalent as lackaday, might have influenced the coinage of lackadaisical.
*Indicates the sense illustrated6 in the example sentence.
