slackadaisical

English

Etymology

Blend of slack +‎ lackadaisical

Adjective

slackadaisical (comparative more slackadaisical, superlative most slackadaisical)

1. Slipshod and lazy; lacking diligence and effort.
   • 1986, George Mazzei, Moving Up, page 177:

     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.

   • 2009, Simon Reynolds, Bring the Noise:

     But they're worlds apart from the bleary, slackadaisical euphoria of Happy Mondays.

   • 2011, Michael Garrett Farrelly, Make Room for Teens!, page 7:

     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.