serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant

overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding

to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth