lazy
adjective
tending to avoid work, activity, or exertion.
lazily
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a word derived from
lazy.
Example Sentences
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Jon: Chinese consumers often call out foreign brands that they feel lazily pander to Chinese tastes—like adding a dragon design and calling it a “Year of the Dragon” shoe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
On a recent Sunday afternoon, a bald eagle lazily flew back and forth over the spot where Semple Run feeds into Conococheague Creek.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
Swim, the album's first single, is subtle and restrained, the sort of music that drifts lazily into your ears before getting stuck on your internal radio.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Unlike me, with my sad little balcony lined with wilted pots of herbs, he had proper outdoor space — and a neighbor whose blackberry bush slouched lazily over the fence, heavy with fruit.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
No, Immie would have walked lazily through, allowing the space to dictate her mood.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
