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Lazy ˈleɪzi Adjective Stupid I Feeling Plain Spent

Word3 lazy
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈleɪzi/ /ˈleɪzi/
Example
  • he was not stupid, just lazy.
  • i was feeling too lazy to go out.
  • he's just plain lazy.
  • we spent a lazy day on the beach.
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lazy

(adjective)/ˈleɪzi/ /ˈleɪzi/
  1. unwilling to work or be active; doing as little as possible
    • SYNONYM idle
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/idle_2
    • He was not stupid, just lazy.
    • I was feeling too lazy to go out.
    • He's just plain lazy.
  2. not involving much energy or activity; slow and relaxed
    • We spent a lazy day on the beach.

    Extra Examples

    • His smile was slow, almost lazy.
    • She smiled a lazy smile.
  3. showing a lack of effort or care
    • a lazy piece of work
    • Most of us are intellectually lazy about large areas of the world around us.
    • We thought we were winning, so we got lazy.
  4. moving slowly
    • SYNONYM torpid
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/torpid
    • the lazy river

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent.: perhaps related to Low German lasich ‘languid, idle’.
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