"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Thursday 11 March 2010

Lackadaisical

 

Lackadaisical means dreamy: lacking spirit or liveliness; idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; showing no interest or enthusiasm.

 

2 comments:

  1. Mmm, that's a beautiful word.

    Doesn't come up in conversation nearly enough :)

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  2. Oddly it's a word I've used all my life. Mum used to use it too.

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