lazy

[ ley-zee ]

/ ˈleɪ zi /

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adjective, la·zi·er, la·zi·est.

averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.

causing idleness or indolence: a hot, lazy afternoon.

slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy stream.

(of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright.

verb (used without object), la·zied, la·zy·ing.

to laze.

Words nearby lazy

lazio, lazuli, lazuline, lazulite, lazurite, lazy, lazy bed, lazy daisy stitch, lazy eye, lazy guy, lazy susan

Origin of lazy

1540–50; compare Low German lasich languid, idle

SYNONYMS FOR lazy

1 slothful. See idle.

3 inert, inactive, torpid.

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ANTONYMS FOR lazy

1 industrious.

3 quick.

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OTHER WORDS FROM lazy

la·zi·ly, adverbla·zi·ness, nounla·zy·ish, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for lazy

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You lethargic, unfocused, unstable, lazy, hazy, crazy time of year.
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"It is in my mind that you have been a lazy cub," the warrior pronounced deliberate sentence, as he set down his goblet.
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"A lazy man always hez the most trouble," said Shif'less Sol in a whisper to the others.
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The lower class were idle and lazy, and willing to serve any sovereign who appealed to them by ostentation.
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The word has also come to mean people who are too indolent and lazy to stand up or sit up, but sprawl out anywhere.
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But why does not my lazy girl bring the wood I sent her for, it will soon be too dark for her to find her way?
The Orange Fairy Book|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lazy

lazy

/ (ˈleɪzɪ) /

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, noun

Word Origin for lazy

C16: origin uncertain

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