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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
/ ˈ±ô±ðɪ³úɪ /
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±ô²¹³ú¾±±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ±ô²¹³ú¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô²¹Â·³ú¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
- ±ô²¹Â·³ú¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ±ô²¹Â·³ú²â·¾±²õ³ó adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lazy1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lazy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
You're called lazy, you get all sorts of names, and basically that the work that you do is rubbish.
If your kid does get very ill from a disease like the measles, then it's probably because you were lazy, moms.
Johnson threw a lazy pass that was stolen, leading to a Lanier layup in which he was fouled.
"It's just the same old false stereotypes and tropes about people in larger bodies being lazy and flawed, and something to be desperately avoided," she said.
Antonio had felt "lazy" when his partner asked him to retrieve some bags from their other car before he set off, so instead he took his Ferrari - which he says he had doubts about.
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