What does slackadaisical mean?
Slackadaisical means Slipshod and lazy; lacking diligence and effort..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Slipshod and lazy; lacking diligence and effort..
Usually it is when a co-worker is making a mess of things, you know it, and your own workload is increasing in a direct inverse ratio to his slackadaisical ways.
But they're worlds apart from the bleary, slackadaisical euphoria of Happy Mondays.
Ah, the simple and majestic bean bag; this stalwart of youth, this icon of a slackadaisical generation, like a sceptered isle of laziness awash in the mellow fruitfulness of simpler days.
Use slackadaisical when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Slackadaisical means Slipshod and lazy; lacking diligence and effort..
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Usually it is when a co-worker is making a mess of things, you know it, and your own workload is increasing in a direct inverse ratio to his slackadaisical ways.
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