Words beginning with cl...
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"If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers." - Doug Larson.
Most unusual English words, no matter how nonsensical they seem, have reasonably sensible explanations. "Lackadaisical" is one such example. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word comes from the old phrase "Alack the day", used to express dismay about a particularly terrible day. You might never have heard the word, "alack", but you'll be familiar with its near cousin, "alas". You might even come across the rather dramatic expression, "Alack and alas!" Isn't it fascinating to see that an obsolete expression such as "Alack the day" lives on in the adjective, "lackadaisical"?
Several things grouped together or considered as a whole
To ascend; to go up
To come together
A work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms
A woven fabric such as used in dressing, cleaning or other practical use
Whenever any one or more species populate an area
To adorn, to cover, to dress
Composed of large parts or particles
A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
Weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country
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