lazy
Americanadjective
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tending to avoid work, activity, or exertion.
She was too lazy to take out the trash, so it just continued to pile up.
- Synonyms:
- slothful
- Antonyms:
- industrious
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causing or characterized by idleness or inactivity.
It was a hot, lazy afternoon.
I’m having a lazy day today, just lounging and watching movies.
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slow-moving; sluggish.
a lazy stream.
- Antonyms:
- quick
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Computers. of or relating to an operator or quantifier in a search query that will return the smallest match result possible.
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(of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright.
verb (used without object)
adjective
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not inclined to work or exertion
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conducive to or causing indolence
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moving in a languid or sluggish manner
a lazy river
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(of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side
Related Words
See idle.
Other Word Forms
- lazily adverb
- laziness noun
- lazyish adjective
Etymology
Origin of lazy
First recorded in 1540–50; compare Low German lasich “languid, idle”
Example Sentences
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A drizzle of soy sauce, a scatter of scallions, and always — always — some lemon zest, which cuts through the yolk’s richness and, once blended, produces what my brain now registers as lazy hollandaise.
From Salon
Some lazy days felt like we were the only two people in the world.
From Literature
Ultimately, Jaluria said, AI could damage “fat, lazy incumbents” while helping others that are innovative and can use AI to improve their products.
But she was also kind of happy that she only had two friends in Zeke and Daniel, because “Any more would be really tiring,” she once said, “and I think I’m kinda lazy.”
From Literature
Last month, Kim vowed to root out "evil" and scolded lazy officials at a major meeting of Pyongyang's top brass.
From Barron's
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