lackadaisical
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It was almost as if it took Chelsea's second goal to actually make them aware of the trouble they were in, such was their lackadaisical approach until then.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
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
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing lackadaisical
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