lackadaisical

  • 31lackadaisically — lackadaisical ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking enthusiasm and thoroughness. DERIVATIVES lackadaisically adverb. ORIGIN from the archaic interjection lackaday, lackadaisy …

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  • 32languid — languid, languishing, languorous, lackadaisical, listless, spiritless, enervated are comparable when they mean lacking in vim or energy or, when applied to things, the appearance of it. Languid usually implies an unwillingness or an inability to… …

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  • 33languid — adjective Etymology: Middle French languide, from Latin languidus, from languēre to languish more at slack Date: 1597 1. drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion ; weak 2. sluggish in character or disposition ; listless 3. lacking force …

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  • 34Asynchronous I/O — Asynchronous I/O, or non blocking I/O, is a form of input/output processing that permits other processing to continue before the transmission has finished. Input and output (I/O) operations on a computer can be extremely slow compared to the… …

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  • 35List of Ugly Betty characters — This article lists the characters featured in the American ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty. Contents 1 Primary characters 2 Recurring characters 3 Minor characters 4 …

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  • 36careless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. carefree, nonchalant; casual, offhand; negligent, slack, slovenly; reckless, rash, indiscreet. See indifference, neglect, inattention, rashness.Ant., careful, attentive. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

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  • 37listless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indifferent, languid, spiritless, apathetic, lethargic. See inactivity.Ant., energetic, lively. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking spirit or deSire] Syn. dull, stupid, spiritless, inattentive,… …

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  • 38nonchalant — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unconcerned, casual, indifferent, insouciant, untroubled, cool, imperturbable, easygoing, lackadaisical, apathetic, lukewarm, unruffled, unexcited, composed, collected, aloof, detached, offhand, unexcitable, unflappable …

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  • 39Inactivity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inactivity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inactivity inactivity Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness &c. 172 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 …

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  • 40Dejection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dejection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dejection dejection Sgm: N 1 dejectedness dejectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 depression depression prosternation| Sgm: N 1 lowness of spirits lowness of spirits depression of… …

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