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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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  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.

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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.

  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

/ ˈɪɪ /

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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • lazily adverb
  • laziness noun
  • lazyish adjective
  • ˈ adverb
  • ˈԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lazy1

First recorded in 1540–50; compare Low German lasich “languid, idle”
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51Թ 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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"Blaming the weather for the highest ever crossing numbers so far this year is the border security equivalent of a lazy student claiming 'the dog ate my homework'."

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Kennedy and his co-authors hope readers are picturing lazy young men who refuse to work so they can sit around playing video games.

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Slipshod electric guitars spin like a lazy kite around strident acoustic guitars and a buoyant rhythm section.

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"It's very lazy," Self Esteem tells Newsbeat backstage, when asked about the lack of female headliners.

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She paused, then said musingly, “I have several pretty house dresses. I could throw one on and come down and talk to you… but I’m too lazy.”

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