Lazy

Word LAZY
Character 4
Hyphenation la zy
Pronunciations /ˈleɪzi/

Definitions and meanings of "Lazy"

What do we mean by lazy?

Not willing to work or be energetic. adjective

Slow-moving; sluggish. adjective

Conducive to inactivity or indolence. adjective

Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. Used of a brand on livestock. adjective

To act lazily; laze; move idly, listlessly, or reluctantly.

To waste or spend idly.

Disinclined to action or exertion; naturally or habitually slothful; sluggish; indolent; averse to labor.

Characterized by or characteristic of idleness or sluggishness; languid; tardy; slow: as, a lazy yawn; lazy movements; a lazy stream.

Synonyms Indolent, Inert, etc. (see idle); dilatory, slack.

Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work. adjective

Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish. adjective

Wicked; vicious. adjective

A system of jointed bars capable of great extension, originally made for picking up something at a distance, now variously applied in machinery. adjective

Unwilling to do work or make an effort. adjective

Requiring little or no effort. adjective

Relaxed or leisurely. adjective

Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles. adjective

Turned so that the letter is horizontal instead of vertical. adjective

Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required. adjective

Wicked; vicious adjective

A lazy person.

Sloth (animal).

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lazy

The word "lazy" in example sentences

In repose now, he would not be simply lazy; he would be _being lazy_. ❋ Stephen Sydney Reynolds (1900)

She turned her head to look at him, staring at the ceiling, his expression lazy and pleased. ❋ Janet Dailey (1985)

The term lazy writing doesn't even do what I'm thinking justice because they really showed how much they've hacked this concept to bits.

Transneft spokesman Igor Demin, referring to Navalny as a "fascist," says the figure of $4 billion comes from what he calls "lazy" journalism. ❋ Unknown (2011)

ROBERTS: A top lawmaker is holding a hearing into what he calls lazy enforcement of aircraft inspections by the Federal Aviation Administration. ❋ Unknown (2008)

London Mayor Ken Livingstone, saying he refuses to recognize George W. Bush as the lawful president of the United States "In Louisiana, we have a problem with Southern drawl and what I call lazy mouth." ❋ Unknown (2007)

Eddie Brock wanders into church at precise moment Peter casts off alien goo then you have what we call lazy-ass storytelling. ❋ David Campbell (2007)

"But, father," said Dolly, "I suppose, just because Sorrento is what you call a lazy place it is good for mother." ❋ Susan Warner (1852)

Having become disillusioned and his word lazy, Phelps snapped out of his somnolence after rivals started to leave him in their wake. ❋ Unknown (2011)

As someone disinclined to waste energy yes, feel free to insert the word lazy, the only thing to do is once again go to the files, dust off an old column from 2004 and run it yet again. ❋ DAVID SHOALTS (2011)

Yes, this IS what we call a lazy Sunday, we are all slightly hyper I guess. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There is definitely a need for some thought in the process, however - what I refer to as lazy coding is the extreme of what happens when we don't think at all about what we're doing and that leads to code which is completely unmaintainable and very difficult for both ourselves and our colleagues to understand. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yet my students seemed to accept a course in "lazy" (not use - or meaning-oriented) reading, not as trivial but as a form of serious play. ❋ Unknown (2003)

You can call it lazy if you want, but I choose to call it smart use of your time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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