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la·zy
 lazy
- pronunciation:
- leI
zi
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
lazier, laziest |
| definition 1: |
inclined to avoid effort or exertion.
- synonyms:
- idle, indolent, lackadaisical, lethargic, listless, otiose, shiftless, slothful, sluggish
- antonyms:
- ambitious, assiduous, diligent, enterprising, hard, industrious, laborious
- similar words:
- negligent, remiss, slack, tardy, vagabond
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| definition 2: |
slow to move or react; sluggish.
a lazy fly on the windowpane- synonyms:
- dilatory, inactive, inert, laggard, languid, lethargic, slow, sluggish, supine, torpid
- antonyms:
- active, busy
- similar words:
- lumpish, phlegmatic, slack, tardy
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| definition 3: |
tending to cause, or marked by, idleness.
a lazy hush- synonyms:
- idle, inactive, quiescent
- antonyms:
- furious
- similar words:
- dormant, indolent, inert, laggard, lumpish, phlegmatic, slothful, sluggish
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| related words: |
inactive, lethargic, logy, slack, truant |
| derivations: |
lazyish (adj.), lazily (adv.), laziness (n.) |
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