Lackadaisical
Dictionary definition:
- Without interest, vigour, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
- Lazy; indolent: a lackadaisical fellow.
Unctuous
Dictionary definition:
- Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.
- Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
- Insincerely or excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; marked by a false or smug earnestness or agreeableness.
Avuncular
Dictionary definition:
- Of or pertaining to an uncle.
- Resembling an uncle, especially in kindness or indulgence.
Furtive
Dictionary definition:
- Taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- Sly; shifty: a furtive manner.
Extemporaneous
Dictionary definition:
- Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; impromptu.
- Prepared beforehand but delivered without notes or text.
Tintinnabulation
Dictionary definition:
- A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
Perfervid
Dictionary definition:
- Ardent; impassioned; marked by exaggerated or overwrought emotion.
Quixotic
Dictionary definition:
- Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
- Capricious; impulsive; unpredictable.
Quixotic refers to the eccentric, generous idealism of Don Quixote, the hero of the extremely famous satiric romance by Miguel de Cervantes.
Plenipotentiary
Dictionary definition:
- Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, "plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers."
Or noun:
- A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or diplomatic agent with full power to negotiate a treaty or to transact other business.
Kerfuffle/kafuffle
Dictionary definition:
- Brit word, meaning a fuss or commotion.
