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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: slothful
Antonyms: industrious
- 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: torpid, stagnant, inert
Antonyms: quick
- 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
/ ˈleɪzɪ /
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
- ˈlazily, adverb
- ˈlaziness, noun
Other Words From
- la·zi·ly adverb
- la·zi·ness noun
- la·zy·ish adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lazy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lazy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The machines buzzed and whirred as the cows were carried in a lazy arc to the parlor’s exit, where they were detached from milk hoses and sent on their way.
"It's not because they are soft, lazy or don't want it," Guardiola concluded.
To say that the election revealed America as a racist and or sexist place is a lazy “analysis.”
She also said she liked the first half of the documentary but felt that the second half was “a bit lazy.”
When you engage one of the many excellent rescue groups around the country, you will find there are clingy cats or aloof cats, energetic cats or lazy cats, stubborn cats or people pleasers.
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