LAZY


Meaning of LAZY in English

(lazier, laziest)

1.

If someone is ~, they do not want to work or make any effort to do anything.

Lazy and incompetent police officers are letting the public down...

I was too ~ to learn how to read music.

= idle

ADJ

laziness

Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

You can use ~ to describe an activity or event in which you are very relaxed and which you do or take part in without making much effort.

Her latest novel is perfect for a ~ summer’s afternoon reading...

We would have a ~ lunch and then lie on the beach in the sun.

= relaxed

ADJ: ADJ n

lazily

Liz went back into the kitchen, stretching lazily.

ADV: ADV with v

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