Definition of lazy Lazy
/lejˈzi/ - [leyzee] - la•zy
We found 16 definitions of lazy from 7 different sources.
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What does lazy mean?
WordNet
Adjectivelazy, lazier, laziest |
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| lazy - moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace" | ||
| slow not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" | ||
| lazy - disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" | ||
| faineant, indolent, otiose, slothful, work-shy | ||
| idle not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lazy (Adjective)
Unwilling to do work or make an effort. - lazy (Adjective)
Requiring little or no effort. - lazy (Adjective)
Relaxed or leisurely. - lazy (Adjective)
Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles. - lazy (Adjective)
Turned so that the letter is horizontal instead of vertical. - lazy (Adjective)
Employing lazy evaluation ; not calculating results until they are immediately required. - lazy (Adjective)
wicked; vicious.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lazy (superl.)
Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work. - lazy (superl.)
Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. - lazy (superl.)
Wicked; vicious.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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lazy
Unwilling to do work or make an effort.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lazy
lā′zi, adj. disinclined to exertion: averse to labour: sluggish: tedious.—v.i. Laze, to be lazy.—adv. Lā′zily.—ns. Lā′ziness, state or quality of being lazy; Lā′zy-bed, a bed for growing potatoes, the seed being laid on the surface and covered with earth dug out of trenches along both sides; Lā′zybones (coll.), a lazy person, an idler; Lā′zy-jack, a jack constructed of compound levers pivoted together; Lā′zy-pin′ion (see Idle-wheel).—n.pl. Lā′zy-tongs, tongs consisting of a series of diagonal levers pivoted together at the middle and ends, capable of being extended by a movement of the scissors-like handles so as to pick up objects at a distance. [M. E. lasche—O. Fr. lasche (Fr. lâche), slack, weak, base—L. laxus, loose.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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lazy
As lazy as Ludman's dog, who leaned against the wall to bark. As lazy as the tinker, who laid down his budget to f--t.
Part of speech
🔤- lazy, verb, present, 1st person singular of lazy (infinitive).
- lazy, verb (infinitive).
- lazy, adjective.
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