adj., -zi·er, -zi·est.
- Resistant to work or exertion; disposed to idleness.
- Slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy river.
- Conducive to idleness or indolence: a lazy summer day.
- Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. Used of a brand on livestock.
[Probably of Low German origin.]
lazily la'zi·ly adv.laziness la'zi·ness n.
SYNONYMS lazy, fainéant, idle, indolent, slothful. These adjectives mean not disposed to exertion, work, or activity: too lazy to wash the dishes; fainéant aristocrats; an idle drifter; an indolent hanger-on; slothful employees.
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