lazy

  • 21lazy — la|zy [ leızi ] adjective ** 1. ) not willing to work or do anything that involves effort: He s a lazy slob who sits in front of the TV all day. It was hot in the yard, but she was too lazy to move. 2. ) spent relaxing and not involving any… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22lazy — adjective 1 disliking work and physical activity, and never making any effort: the laziest boy in the class | I was feeling lazy so I called a taxi. 2 a lazy period of time is spent doing nothing except relaxing: a lazy Sunday 3 moving slowly: a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23lazy — la|zy [ˈleızi] adj comparative lazier superlative laziest [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Low German lasich weak ] 1.) not liking work and physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything = ↑idle ▪ the laziest boy in the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24lazy*/ — [ˈleɪzi] adj 1) not willing to work or do anything that involves effort Get out of bed, you lazy slob![/ex] 2) a lazy period of time is spent resting and relaxing a lazy afternoon in the sun[/ex] lazily adv laziness noun [U] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 25lazy — /ˈleɪzi / (say layzee) adjective (lazier, laziest) 1. disinclined to exertion or work; idle. 2. slow moving; sluggish: a lazy stream. 3. peaceful: a lazy afternoon. 4. Colloquial (ironic) (of an amount of money) not already allocated to cover… …

  • 26lazy — lazily, adv. laziness, n. lazyish, adj. /lay zee/, adj., lazier, laziest, v., lazied, lazying. adj. 1. averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent. 2. causing idleness or indolence: a hot, lazy afternoon. 3. slow moving;… …

    Universalium

  • 27lazy — adjective /ˈleɪzi/ a) Unwilling to do work or make an effort. Get out of bed, you lazy lout! b) Requiring little or no effort. lazy port Syn: bone idle, idle, indolent, slothful, work shy …

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  • 28lazy — [16] Lazy is one of the problem words of English. It suddenly appears in the middle of the 16th century, and gradually replaces the native terms slack, slothful, and idle as the main word lead 306 for expressing the concept ‘averse to work’, but… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29lazy — adjective 1) a lazy worker Syn: idle, indolent, slothful, bone idle, work shy, shiftless 2) a lazy stream Syn: slow, slow moving, languid, leisurely, lethargic …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 30lazy — la•zy [[t]ˈleɪ zi[/t]] adj. zi•er, zi•est, 1) averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent 2) causing idleness or indolence: a hot, lazy afternoon[/ex] 3) slow moving; sluggish: a lazy stream[/ex] 4) (of a livestock brand)… …

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