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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In that instance, the public were given the chance to choose the overall winner, opting for the term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly or greedy" behaviour.
From Barron's
But it's only in the last year that it has taken off online, whether it be a motivational video for gains in the gym or ironically in a meme about a lazy cat.
From BBC
And before you call me lazy, please remember that I’d be putting the full might of Amazon’s recent logistics and artificial-intelligence spending to work.
From Barron's
Mr Jones argued the government's policy was "lazy".
From BBC
It is simply too easy and lazy to dismiss the call for equality, as some people do, by pointing to crowd sizes and broadcast revenues.
From BBC
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