Lazy Definition
lāzē
lazy, lazier, laziest
adjective
lazier, laziest
Not eager or willing to work or exert oneself; indolent; slothful.
Webster's New World
Slow and heavy; sluggish.
A lazy river.
Webster's New World
Conducive to inactivity or indolence.
A lazy summer day.
American Heritage
Characterized by idleness, relaxation, etc.
A lazy day.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a letter or figure placed on its side in a livestock brand.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
Alternative spelling of lazy eight.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Lazy
Noun
Singular:
lazyPlural:
lazy-8sAdjective
Base Form:
lazy
Comparative:
lazierSuperlative:
laziestOrigin of Lazy
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1540, origin uncertain, but probably from Middle Low German lasich (“slack, feeble, lazy"), from las, from Proto-Germanic *lasiwaz, *laskaz (“feeble, weak"), from Proto-Indo-European *las- (“weak"). Akin to Dutch leuzig "lazy", Old Norse lasinn "limpy, tired, weak", Old English lesu, lysu "false, evil, base". More at lush.
From Wiktionary
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Alternate etymology traces lazy to Early Modern English laysy, a derivative of lay (plural lays + -y) in the same way that tipsy is derived from tip. See lay.
From Wiktionary
Probably of Low German origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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