[la.zy] adj la.zi.er ; -est [perh. fr. MLG lasich feeble; akin to MHG erleswen to become weak] (1549) 1 a: disinclined to activity or exertion: not energetic or vigorous b: encouraging inactivity or indolence "a ~ summer day"
2: moving slowly: sluggish
3: droopy, lax "a rabbit with ~ ears"
4: placed on its side "~ E livestock brand"
5: not rigorous or strict "~ scholarship" -- la.zi.ly adv -- la.zi.ness n -- la.zy.ish adj syn lazy, indolent, slothful mean not easily aroused to activity. lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble "convenience foods for lazy cooks". indolent suggests a love of ease and a settled dislike of movement or activity "the heat made us all indolent". slothful implies a temperamental inability to act promptly or speedily when action or speed is called for "fired for being slothful about filling orders".
[2]lazy vi la.zied ; la.zy.ing (1612): to move or lie lazily: laze