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lazy

[ ley-zee ]

adjective

, la·zi·er, la·zi·est.
  1. averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.

    Synonyms: slothful

    Antonyms: industrious

  2. causing idleness or indolence:

    a hot, lazy afternoon.

  3. slow-moving; sluggish:

    a lazy stream.

    Synonyms: torpid, stagnant, inert

    Antonyms: quick

  4. (of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright.


verb (used without object)

, la·zied, la·zy·ing.
  1. to laze.

lazy

/ ˈleɪzɪ /

adjective

  1. not inclined to work or exertion
  2. conducive to or causing indolence
  3. moving in a languid or sluggish manner

    a lazy river

  4. (of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side


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Derived Forms

  • ˈlazily, adverb
  • ˈlaziness, noun

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Other Words From

  • la·zi·ly adverb
  • la·zi·ness noun
  • la·zy·ish adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lazy1

First recorded in 1540–50; compare Low German lasich “languid, idle”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lazy1

C16: origin uncertain

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Synonym Study

See idle.

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Example Sentences

At first I was tempted to make a whole batch of tie-dye cookies, following this Bon Appétit technique, but I quickly realized it’s incredibly tedious and I’m especially lazy.

From Eater

Now, typically when you hear the phrase “low energy” we think lazy, sluggish, or ineffective but this is certainly not the case when it comes to Bluetooth.

In the end, I realized I could embrace my lazy-person routine and get away with ditching a few daily steps, like toning, because the after-effects of the mask seemed to last.

This Protestant work ethic belief, that leisure is lazy, and that poor people are not hardworking, is due to the meritocratic belief system in our country, which is flawed.

In its laziest form this can become copying, a practice that rears up with stubborn regularity.

From Quartz

Cereal brings back memories of lazy mornings and easy extravagance, a time when worries were few and comfort was plenty.

But instead of fighting the trend, too many of us simply capitulate—lazy, credulous fools that we are.

High Rents Are Killing the Restaurant Capital By Will Doig Exorbitant rents, the rise of Brooklyn, lazy millennials.

A lazy off-season afternoon in Palmer's house is like being trapped in a Rube Goldberg cartoon.

And this time, the guy who ‘eats too much, is lazy, and loves to play music’ is taking his fight to the machines.

The lazy giant was sprawling on the most comfortable of the sofas; the pair were alone in the dainty little drawing-room.

The lower class were idle and lazy, and willing to serve any sovereign who appealed to them by ostentation.

Sprawling was lazy and wore out sofas, and little boys were not expected to talk.

The almost lazy naturalness and simplicity faded gradually out of it, revealing the alert and seductive woman of the world.

Aristide for the first time abandoned his lazy and insolent attitude and jumped to his feet.

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