lazy, indolent, slothful mean not easily aroused to activity. lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble.

LAZY definition: 1. not willing to work or use any effort: 2. slow and relaxed: 3. not willing to work or use any…. Learn more.

LAZY definition: tending to avoid work, activity, or exertion. See examples of lazy used in a sentence.

Definition of lazy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you describe something as lazy, you mean that it moves or flows slowly and gently.

1. Not willing to work or be energetic. 2. Slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy river. 3. Conducive to inactivity or indolence: a lazy summer day. 4. Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. Used of a brand on livestock.

la•zy (lā′ zē), 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. …

LAZY meaning: 1 : not liking to work hard or to be active; 2 : not having much activity causing people to feel that they do not want to be active

Don't be so lazy! idle lazy and not doing enough work. Idle sounds rather formal and is becoming old-fashioned. In everyday English, people usually use lazy The beggars were too idle to look for work.

The words indolent and slothful are common synonyms of lazy. While all three words mean "not easily aroused to activity," lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble.