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PRONUNCIATION OF LACKADAISICALLY

lackadaisically  [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LACKADAISICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lackadaisically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES LACKADAISICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lackadaisically in the English dictionary

The definition of lackadaisically in the dictionary is in a way which is lazy or idle, esp in a dreamy way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LACKADAISICALLY


aerobiologically
ˌɛərəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdzɪkəlɪ
astrophysically
ˌæstrəʊˈfɪzɪkəlɪ
biophysically
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪzɪkəlɪ
economically
ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəlɪ
fantastically
fænˈtæstɪkəlɪ
historically
hɪˈstɒrɪkəlɪ
mesically
ˈmiːzɪkəlɪ
metaphysically
ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəlɪ
microphysically
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈfɪzɪkəlɪ
musically
ˈmjuːzɪkəlɪ
physically
ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ
practically
ˈpræktɪkəlɪ
quizzically
ˈkwɪzɪkəlɪ
specifically
spɪˈsɪfɪkəlɪ
statistically
stəˈtɪstɪkəlɪ
technically
ˈteknɪkəlɪ
tragically
ˈtrædʒɪkəlɪ
typically
ˈtɪpɪkəlɪ
unmusically
ʌnˈmjuːzɪkəlɪ
whimsically
ˈwɪmzɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LACKADAISICALLY

lacily
laciness
lacing
lacinia
laciniae
laciniate
laciniated
laciniation
lack
lackadaisical
lackadaisicalness
lackadaisy
lackaday
lacker
lackey
lackey moth
lacking
lackland
lackluster
lacklustre

WORDS THAT END LIKE LACKADAISICALLY

actually
alphabetically
automatically
basically
chemically
clinically
critically
dramatically
drastically
dynamically
electrically
genetically
ironically
locally
logically
mechanically
periodically
politically
strategically
theoretically
vertically

Synonyms and antonyms of lackadaisically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lackadaisically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LACKADAISICALLY

Find out the translation of lackadaisically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lackadaisically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lackadaisically» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lackadaisically
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lackadaisically
570 millions of speakers

English

lackadaisically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lackadaisically
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lackadaisically
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вяло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lackadaisically
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদাসীনভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lackadaisically
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lackadaisically
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lackadaisically
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lackadaisically
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lackadaisically
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lackadaisically
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lackadaisically
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निस्तेजतेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lackadaisically
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lackadaisically
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lackadaisically
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мляво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lackadaisically
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lackadaisically
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lackadaisically
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lackadaisically
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lackadaisically
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lackadaisically

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LACKADAISICALLY»

The term «lackadaisically» is normally little used and occupies the 147.325 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LACKADAISICALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lackadaisically» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lackadaisically» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lackadaisically

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LACKADAISICALLY»

Discover the use of lackadaisically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lackadaisically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Languages: From Formal to Natural: Essays Dedicated to ...
Relation A commutes lackadaisically over relation B if BA⊆ A(A + B)∗ + B + A∗B ∗(A∞ + B∞) . (19) Theorem 62. If relation A commutes lackadaisically over relation B, then B selects A weakly. Proof. Applying the previous proposition (E∗, A∞, ...
Orna Grumberg, Michael Kaminski, Shmuel Katz, 2009
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Reading, Grade 6
He had lobbed the snowball lackadaisically into the air. He raced for the cover of the snow fort. Ben laughed at his friend and sat down to rest his legs. BRRRRRRIIIIINNNNGGGG! The loud noise from the siren made all the children cover their ...
‎2006
3
Malaika
Armed with only his smokes and coffee he discovers a friendship with the most unlikely of friends- a lioness he rightfully names Malaika ( Angel in Swahili). But she is no ordinary lioness nor is he an ordinary man.
Van Heerling, 2010
4
CMJ New Music Monthly
It's Vangelis-on-Paxil, full of slow moving chord changes from the Fennesz/KFW school of blissbum, lackadaisically navel-gazing over a forest of digital cicadas, crickets and frogs. It's underscored with a slow 'n' squelchy Four Tet shuffle built ...
5
Counterparts: Form and Emotion in Photographs
What we see are working-class couples in intimate, genuinely affectionate embraces under the editorial headline “The Frontier Has Returned to the Cow Coun— try.” The writer lopes lackadaisically through every pseudo-upbeat phrase in the ...
Weston J. Naef, Joan Morgan, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), 1982
6
Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man
... upright and swagger, stomp and slap on the ground or at a nearby tree, tear up vegetation, throw rocks, and charge with great ferocity right past Figan, but the nervy upstart would remain lackadaisically turned away, refusing to bow or scurry .
‎2008
7
The Life of Christina of Markyate
If he went about it lackadaisically he feared negligence, if boldly, rashness. Puzzled by these and similar problems, he passed whole days until evening, and spent many sleepless nights. One night, however, he saw himself holding a flowering ...
Samuel Fanous, Henrietta Leyser, 2008
8
Closer to Freedom: Enslaved Women and Everyday Resistance in ...
[94] But the assistance on which planter women could call was often inconsistent, deficient, or nonexistent, and many floundered when their slaves were surly and dismissive, when they worked lackadaisically, and when they ran away. One of ...
Stephanie M. H. Camp, 2009
9
Brazilian Adventure: A Quest Into the Heart of the Amazon
But a curious kind of indifference had come upon us, probably the result of weakness and lack of sleep; and we contented ourselves with emptying a revolver lackadaisically into the tree, which quickened the tempo of the moaning hiss but ...
Peter Fleming, 2011
10
Spain: The Root and the Flower : an Interpretation of Spain ...
In fact, the Republic took the whole thing rather lackadaisically in those first few hours when immediate action might possibly have prevented the rebellion. By the time the Republic started to move, it was too late. Most likely it would have been ...
John Armstrong Crow, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LACKADAISICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lackadaisically is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pittsburgh Pirates #1: The stagnancy of the Pittsburgh Penguins …
The team often played lackadaisically, lacking the intensity and discipline needed to succeed in the postseason. Gradually it appeared that ... «isportsweb.com, Jul 15»
2
News - Up For Debate - Todays Open World Gaming Does Not Deliver
If a game world is just lackadaisically scattered with identical fetch-quests and short scripted battles with shrugging randomised loot drops, ... «Game Debate, Jul 15»
3
How not to lose your cellphone
The cashier lackadaisically did her thing while Trixie placed her phone right in front of her to fish out her wallet from her bag. She signed the ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»
4
What are we really looking for in the next president? #juanvote
... and duties of suffrage lackadaisically with little thought applied to more profound matters like social and economic development, his impetus ... «Blog Watch Citizen Media, Jul 15»
5
The Dangers Of Phone Usage To The Youth
The worst of it is that they do these things acting so lackadaisically and insensitively. You who is driving will be the one to ensure that you do ... «The Tide, Jul 15»
6
Zen Arcade Reviews: NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
Naito finally tags in, but he hilariously leaves his shirt on as he lackadaisically strolls into the ring to clean house. Naito dives out onto ... «411mania.com, Jul 15»
7
Retired bureaucrats 'working on' top positions Defeated politicians …
... cold response to the initiatives as reflected from the wrong and inadequate information available at its lackadaisically maintained websites. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
8
Wandering Eye: Foo Fighters' outrageous photo policy, Kacey …
It's funny, lackadaisically devastating stuff. (Brandon Soderberg). Copyright © 2015, Baltimore City Paper. Comments. Previous PostView the ... «Baltimore City Paper, Jul 15»
9
No. 7 Center Point-Urbana wins five out of six
On Tuesday against South Tama, the team started off a little lackadaisically, committing an error and allowing two base runners on in the first ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jul 15»
10
California Editorial Roundup
... two undesirable alternatives: turning away all students who don't have every vaccination completed, or lackadaisically ignoring the new law. «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lackadaisically [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lackadaisically>. Apr 2024 ».
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