lazy

[ ley-zee ]

/ ˈleɪ zi /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR lazy

1 slothful.

3 inert, stagnant, torpid.

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OPPOSITES FOR lazy

1 industrious.

3 quick.

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Origin of lazy

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

synonym study for lazy

1. See idle.

OTHER WORDS FROM lazy

la·zi·ly, adverbla·zi·ness, nounla·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.
And Now For Something Completely Different|Michael Tomasky|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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 Lorimer
The campers, never very early risers, grew lazier every day—and fatter!
The Castaways of Pete's Patch|Carroll Watson Rankin
On 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. Curtler

I 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

lazy

/ (ˈleɪzɪ) /

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 forms of lazy

lazily, adverblaziness, noun

Word Origin for lazy

C16: origin uncertain

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