Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slackadaisical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slack-adaisi-cal
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slipshod and lazy; lacking diligence and effort.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Blend of slack + lackadaisical.

Inflected Forms

more slackadaisical (comparative) most slackadaisical (superlative)

Questions

What does slackadaisical mean?: Slipshod and lazy; lacking diligence and effort.
Where does slackadaisical come from?: Blend of slack + lackadaisical.

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