Slackadaisical

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

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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."

Etymology

Blend of slack + lackadaisical.

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