lazy
averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
causing idleness or indolence: a hot, lazy afternoon.
slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy stream.
(of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright.
to laze.
Origin of lazy
1synonym study For lazy
Other words for lazy
Opposites for lazy
Other words from lazy
- la·zi·ly, adverb
- la·zi·ness, noun
- la·zy·ish, adjective
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How to use lazy in a sentence
I guess, like this Daily Kos diarist, that our children are 41 percent lazier than they were a decade ago.
That gives you two weeks for a vacation—enough to make a sick boy well, or a lazy one lazier.
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son | George Horace LorimerThe campers, never very early risers, grew lazier every day—and fatter!
The Castaways of Pete's Patch | Carroll Watson RankinOn the contrary, says he, who among the country people live lazier lives than the grazier and the dairyman?
A Short History of English Agriculture | W. H. R. CurtlerI made little progress that day, the weather proving hot, and my horse lazier than ever.
The Purple Land | W. H. Hudson
For there never was a lazier or worse servant than I am, or one that grumbles more at doing a day's work for his master.
A Reading Book in Irish History | P. W. Joyce
British Dictionary definitions for lazy
/ (ˈleɪzɪ) /
not inclined to work or exertion
conducive to or causing indolence
moving in a languid or sluggish manner: a lazy river
(of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side
Origin of lazy
1Derived forms of lazy
- lazily, adverb
- laziness, noun
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