lazy
[ ley-zee ]
/ ˈleɪ zi /
adjective, la·zi·er, la·zi·est.
averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent. causing idleness or indolence: a hot, lazy afternoon.
(of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright.
verb (used without object), la·zied, la·zy·ing.
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Origin of lazy
First recorded in 1540–50; compare Low German lasich “languid, idle”
OTHER WORDS FROM lazy
la·zi·ly, adverbla·zi·ness, nounla·zy·ish, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Words related to lazy
apathetic,
careless,
dull,
inattentive,
indifferent,
lackadaisical,
lethargic,
passive,
sleepy,
tired,
weary,
comatose,
dallying,
dilatory,
drowsy,
flagging,
idle,
indolent,
inert,
laggard How to use lazy in a sentence
By pandering for the laziest voters Colorado actually compounds the problem.
With that in mind, to what extent should we consider it a success to remove the laziest followers from the network?
Her voice seems to take over most neutral hearts and make the laziest bodies move.
Of course, Richard remains one of the best—and laziest—writers I've ever met.
I know this small organ well—an old friend on dreary mornings, putting the laziest riser in a good humor for the day.
As he grew older there was no marked improvement, and Tony Croft was by general assent counted the laziest boy in the village.
But when I knew it through Arthur, it was the sleepiest and laziest town alive, with the water rippling through the streets.
Virtue was thus its own reward, the laziest girl being obliged to content herself with the dirtiest water.
They are generally the shrewdest, cunningest, cleverest, laziest people you can find.
British Dictionary definitions for 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 forms of lazy
lazily, adverblaziness, nounWord Origin for lazy
C16: origin uncertain
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