lazy /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/adjective 10noun 2verb 1forms 5 adjective10 •not wanting to work or to try hard at anythingGet out of bed, you lazy lout! •Showing a lack of effort or care.So it was this beautiful young woman Rokoff had been persecuting. Tarzan wondered in a lazy sort of way whom she might be, and what relations one so lovely could have with the surly, bearded Russian. — 1913 •Causing or characterised by idleness; relaxed or leisurely.I love staying inside and reading on a lazy Sunday. •Sluggish; slow-moving.We strolled along beside a lazy stream. •Lax. •Droopy.a lazy-eared rabbit •Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles. •Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required. •Turned so that (the letter) is horizontal instead of vertical.There was probably more cattle bearing the Lazy S brand marketed than those of any other ranch in the world. — 2010 •(dialect, no longer used) Wicked; vicious. noun2 •A lazy person.The “lazies” of the party seized the opportunity of remaining behind—wandering, as they said, though all the cross paths were marked. — 1874 •(no longer used) Sloth (animal). verb1 •(informal) To laze, act in a lazy manner.“Go to sea,” muttered Mr. Unity Peach. “Work for your living—don’t lazy away your time here!” — 1842 formslazied · lazying · lazies · lazier · laziest
