lazy
adjective, la·zi·er, la·zi·est.
verb (used without object), la·zied, la·zy·ing.
Origin of lazy
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Related Words for laziness
sloth, lethargy, negligence, apathy, weariness, inertia, inertness, slackness, dormancy, stolidity, tardiness, heaviness, idleness, dullness, remissness, listlessness, slothfulness, inactivity, laxness, slownessExamples from the Web for laziness
Contemporary Examples of laziness
While some may classify that inactivity as laziness or indifference, Brown suggests the contrary.
People tend to condemn the obese because they believe that “fatness” is evidence of laziness and lack of discipline.
Fatigue, sadness, or psychosis is not about choice or laziness or selfishness.
Next, add the vices of a rentier state: laziness, irresponsibility, a sense of entitlement, and ignorance.
When universities board up their English departments, they surrender to ignorance and laziness.
Historical Examples of laziness
We'll cure Jim of laziness, and it will be a fine piece of work.
Frank Roscoe's SecretAllen Chapman
Laziness, that brutish existence which had been his dream, proved his punishment.
Therese RaquinEmile Zola
The light labour entrusted to him became irksome owing to his laziness.
Therese RaquinEmile Zola
Perhaps I should never have written at all if you hadn't urged me, shamed me out of my laziness.
The PortygeeJoseph Crosby Lincoln
Oh, they don't grumble; any excuse for laziness is warmly welcomed.
Ireland as It IsRobert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)