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lazy

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adjective, la·zi·er, la·zi·est.

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.

verb (used without object), la·zied, la·zy·ing.

to laze.

Origin of lazy

1540–50; compare Low German lasich languid, idle
Related formsla·zi·ly, adverbla·zi·ness, nounla·zy·ish, adjective

Synonyms for lazy

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1. slothful. See idle. 3. inert, inactive, torpid.

Antonyms for lazy

1. industrious. 3. quick.
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Related Words for lazier

tired, sleepy, weary, lackadaisical, passive, careless, apathetic, inattentive, indifferent, dull, lethargic, comatose, dilatory, drowsy, idle, indolent, inert, laggard, languid, lifeless

Examples from the Web for lazier

Contemporary Examples of lazier

Historical Examples of lazier

  • The whole school smiled,207 for there was no lazier boy than this same Riley.

    The Hoosier School-boy

    Edward Eggleston

  • I don't think I'm lazier than you are, and I know I'm not more afraid of anything.

    The Master of Warlock

    George Cary Eggleston

  • Some wag once said: "All men are lazy, but some are lazier than others."

    Analyzing Character

    Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb

  • When he heerd tell how 't was, he said he agreed with the Edgewood folks that Jabe was lazier 'n Aaron.

    Timothy's Quest

    Kate Douglas Wiggin

  • We are too secure; no predatory creature can harm us, and we cultivate the lordlier and lazier vices.

British Dictionary definitions for lazier

lazy

adjective lazier or laziest

not inclined to work or exertion
conducive to or causing indolence
moving in a languid or sluggish mannera lazy river
(of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side
Derived Formslazily, adverblaziness, noun

Word Origin for lazy

C16: origin uncertain
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Word Origin and History for lazier

lazy

adj.

1540s, laysy, of unknown origin. Replaced native slack, slothful, and idle as the main word expressing the notion of "averse to work." In 19c. thought to be from lay (v.) as tipsy from tip. Skeat is responsible for the prevailing modern view that it probably comes from Low German, cf. Middle Low German laisch "weak, feeble, tired," modern Low German läösig, early modern Dutch leuzig, all of which may go back to the PIE root *(s)leg- "slack." According to Weekley, the -z- sound disqualifies a connection with French lassé "tired" or German lassig "lazy, weary, tired." A supposed dialectal meaning "naught, bad," if it is the original sense, may tie the word to Old Norse lasenn "dilapidated," lasmøyrr "decrepit, fragile," root of Icelandic las-furða "ailing," las-leiki "ailment." Lazy Susan is from 1917.

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