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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈleɪzi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈleɪzi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lā′zē)

Inflections of 'lazy' (adj):

lazier: adj comparative

laziest: adj superlative

Inflections of 'lazy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

lazies: v 3rd person singular

lazying: v pres p

lazied: v past

lazied: v past p

la•zy /ˈleɪzi/USA pronunciation adj., -zi•er, -zi•est.

unwilling to work or perform effort, activity, or exertion; indolent:too lazy to get up in the morning.
causing or encouraging idleness:a lazy afternoon.
slow-moving;
sluggish:a lazy stream.

la•zi•ly /ˈleɪzəli/USA pronunciation adv.
la•zi•ness, n. [uncountable]

la•zy (lā′zē),USA pronunciation adj., -zi•er, -zi•est, v., -zied, -zy•ing.
adj.

averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion;
indolent.
causing idleness or indolence:a hot, lazy afternoon.
slow-moving;
sluggish:a lazy stream.
(of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright.

v.i.

to laze.

compare Low German lasich languid, idle 1540–50

la′zi•ly, adv.
la′zi•ness, n.
la′zy•ish, adj.

idle.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

lazy /ˈleɪzɪ/ adj (lazier, laziest)

not inclined to work or exertion
conducive to or causing indolence
moving in a languid or sluggish manner: a lazy river

Etymology: 16th Century: origin uncertainˈlazily adv ˈlaziness n

'lazy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bone idle - couch potato - deadbeat - dosser - dumbwaiter - idle - indolent - inert - lackadaisical - layabout - laze - lazybones - lazy Susan - loll - lush - ne'er-do-well - oscitancy - otiose - piker - poltroon - slob - sluggard - snail - sulky - active - assiduous - damned - do-nothing - dunce cap - fat cat - feckless - gonzo - idler - inactive - industrious - jerk-off - late - lazy eye - lazy guy - lazy tongs - lethargic - lethargy - limpsy - loafer - log - looby - lurdan - lurk - oscitant - tatouay

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Synonyms: indolent, slothful, idle, lethargic, sluggish, more...

Collocations: is (such) a lazy person, a lazy [weekend, Sunday, afternoon], a lazy [boy, girl, child, student, teacher], more...

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