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lackadaisical with the nod to Skinem

Postby Bailey » Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:35 pm

lack·a·dai·si·cal (lk-dz-kl)
adj.
Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid: "There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops" William J. Hampton.

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[From lackadaisy, alteration of lackaday.]

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lacka·daisi·cal·ly adv.
lacka·daisi·cal·ness n.

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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. lackadaisical - lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
languid, languorous, dreamy
lethargic, unergetic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"
2. lackadaisical - idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical"; "a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse
idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"

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Postby Perry » Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:31 pm

Mark, I love your new tagline. And I do get the nod to Skinem appropo of his new tagline.
"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening all at once. Lately it hasn't been working."
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