Advertisement
Advertisement
lazy
[ ley-zee ]
adjective
- tending to avoid work, activity, or exertion:
She was too lazy to take out the trash, so it just continued to pile up.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- 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.
- slow-moving; sluggish:
a lazy stream.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- Computers. of or relating to an operator or quantifier in a search query that will return the smallest match result possible. Compare greedy ( def 5b ).
- (of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright.
verb (used without object)
- to pass time in idleness or inactivity; laze:
They spent the afternoon lazying about on the beach.
lazy
/ ˈɪɪ /
adjective
- not inclined to work or exertion
- conducive to or causing indolence
- moving in a languid or sluggish manner
a lazy river
- (of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
- ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lazy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lazy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Van Loon, added: "So now and then he could come across as laconic, a bit too easy going. Maybe at times some youth managers even thought of him as lazy."
The home secretary at the time, Suella Braverman, who appeared in the video, called his criticism "offensive" and "lazy", while Downing Street said it was "not acceptable".
Many people associate cannabis with couch time and Netflix, but the “lazy stoner” stereotype has actually been debunked.
"I think there's a lot of shame and guilt, because I thought I was being lazy," she says.
In literature, it quietly signalled comfort or complacency; in films, it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse