/ ˈleɪzi; NAmE / adjective ( lazi·er , lazi·est )
1.
( disapproving ) unwilling to work or be active; doing as little as possible
SYN idle :
He was not stupid, just lazy.
I was feeling too lazy to go out.
2.
not involving much energy or activity; slow and relaxed :
We spent a lazy day on the beach.
3.
( disapproving ) showing a lack of effort or care :
a lazy piece of work
4.
( literary ) moving slowly
SYN torpid :
the lazy river
► lazi·ly adverb :
She woke up and stretched lazily.
► lazi·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: perhaps related to Low German lasich languid, idle.