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lazy
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[ adjective ] moving slowly and gently
Examples "up a lazy river" "lazy white clouds" "at a lazy pace" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)He was calm , drugged , and lazy . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)The name fell with lazy affectionate remembrance from her lips . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (work) disinclined to work or exertion
Examples "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished" "an indolent hanger-on" "too lazy to wash the dishes" "shiftless idle youth" "slothful employees" "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)He looked lazy , spoiled , a_little querulous . (Francis Pollini, Night....)When I talked to Ching about it , he said , Everyone can learn , if he is not a Reactionary or lazy . Related terms |
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