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
Words Nearby lazy
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How to use lazy in a sentence
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.
The Best Holiday Cookie Recipes, According to Eater Editors | Meghan McCarron | November 30, 2020 | EaterNow, 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.
Best Bluetooth speakers: Five things to consider | Carsen Joenk | November 24, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIn 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.
How to Stop Feeling Crushed for Time - Issue 92: Frontiers | Brian Gallagher | October 28, 2020 | NautilusIn its laziest form this can become copying, a practice that rears up with stubborn regularity.
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.
7 Must-Read Stories about Tim Cook, Amelia Earheart and Slut-o-Ween: The Best of The Beast | William Boot | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA 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.
I'm Not Country or Pop. I'm Just Pure Garth Brooks. | David Masciotra | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe lazy giant was sprawling on the most comfortable of the sofas; the pair were alone in the dainty little drawing-room.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe lower class were idle and lazy, and willing to serve any sovereign who appealed to them by ostentation.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonSprawling was lazy and wore out sofas, and little boys were not expected to talk.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingThe almost lazy naturalness and simplicity faded gradually out of it, revealing the alert and seductive woman of the world.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensAristide for the first time abandoned his lazy and insolent attitude and jumped to his feet.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
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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