lazy
lazy Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Unwilling to work, study, or exert physical or mental energy; habitually idle or indolent.
"He was too lazy to cook dinner and ordered takeout for the third night in a row."
Showing a lack of care, effort, or thoroughness.
"The critic dismissed the sequel's predictable plot as a piece of lazy writing."
Moving slowly and gently; peaceful, unhurried, and conducive to relaxation.
"We spent a lazy afternoon floating down the winding river on inner tubes."
• verb
To spend time in a relaxed, idle, or inactive manner (often followed by 'around' or 'about').
"After a stressful week of exams, the students lazied around the house all Sunday."
• Rhymes for lazy
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-16th century as 'laysy' or 'lasy', the word is likely borrowed from Low German 'lasich' (languid, idle) or Middle Dutch 'lasich', related to Middle Low German 'las' (weak, feeble, tired).