lackadaisical
concept
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first heard Aug 2026
last heard 17 Aug
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Adjective meaning lacking interest, enthusiasm, or zest
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Peak in the week of 15 Aug — 5 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentUnknownMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · lackadaisical · 1:14 · 17 Aug
…By the mid seventeen hundreds, the adjective lackadaisical had been formed to describe such weary and exasperated folks, as well as their half hearted doings and…
Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · lackadaisical · 0:39 · 17 Aug
…We're too enthusiastic about the lexicon to be lackadaisical about words, but the word lackadaisical itself is rooted in the sort of sorrow that can put a damper on one's passion for vocabulary expansion.…
Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · lackadaisical · 0:33 · 17 Aug
…The defense was lackadaisical at best, while the offense wasn't much better.…
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