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lazy

[ ley-zee ]

adjective

lazier, laziest.
  1. tending to avoid work, activity, or exertion:

    She was too lazy to take out the trash, so it just continued to pile up.

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    Antonyms:

  2. 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.

  3. slow-moving; sluggish:

    a lazy stream.

    Synonyms: , ,

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  4. 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 ).
  5. (of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright.


verb (used without object)

lazied, lazying.
  1. to pass time in idleness or inactivity; laze:

    They spent the afternoon lazying about on the beach.

lazy

/ ˈ±ô±ðɪ³úɪ /

adjective

  1. not inclined to work or exertion
  2. conducive to or causing indolence
  3. moving in a languid or sluggish manner

    a lazy river

  4. (of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô²¹³ú¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ±ô²¹³ú¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô²¹Â·³ú¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ±ô²¹Â·³ú¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ±ô²¹Â·³ú²â·¾±²õ³ó adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lazy1

First recorded in 1540–50; compare Low German lasich “languid, idleâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lazy1

C16: origin uncertain
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Synonym Study

See idle.
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Example Sentences

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You're called lazy, you get all sorts of names, and basically that the work that you do is rubbish.

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If your kid does get very ill from a disease like the measles, then it's probably because you were lazy, moms.

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Johnson threw a lazy pass that was stolen, leading to a Lanier layup in which he was fouled.

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"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.

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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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