la ‧ zy /ˈleɪzi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative lazier , superlative laziest )
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ laziness ; adverb : ↑ lazily ; adjective : ↑ lazy ]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Low German lasich 'weak' ]
1 . not liking work and physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything:
the laziest boy in the class
He felt too lazy to get out of bed.
2 . a lazy period of time is spent doing nothing except relaxing OPP busy :
We spent lazy days relaxing on the beach.
—lazily adverb
—laziness noun [uncountable]
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THESAURUS
▪ lazy not liking work or physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything:
a lazy student
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You make your own breakfast! Don't be so lazy!
▪ idle lazy and not doing enough work. Idle sounds rather formal and is becoming old-fashioned. In everyday English, people usually use lazy :
The beggars were too idle to look for work.
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Her son was bone idle (=extremely lazy) .
▪ indolent formal lazy and living a comfortable life:
He spent an indolent first year at Oxford.
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the indolent son of a wealthy landowner
▪ shiftless lazy and having no ambition to succeed or do anything useful with your life:
her shiftless husband
▪ work-shy British English lazy and trying to avoid any work:
He was work-shy, and no one could remember when he’d last held a job.
▪ slothful formal lazy and not liking physical activity:
Her advice to slothful Americans is: ‘Get out there and walk!’