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lazy

/ˈleɪ.zi/

lazyadjective

lazier

Comp.

laziest

Super.

/ˈleɪ.zi/

Translations

нерадивый

The lazy student didn't complete his homework.

Нерадивый студент не выполнил домашнее задание.

ленивый

The lazy cat slept all day.

Ленивый кот спал весь день.

вялый

He gave a lazy wave as he walked by.

Он вяло помахал рукой, проходя мимо.

Definitions

Unwilling to work or use energy.

He was too lazy to clean his room, so it remained messy.

Characterized by a lack of effort or activity.

The lazy afternoon was perfect for lounging by the pool.

Slow-moving or sluggish.

The lazy river meandered gently through the countryside.

(Computing) Of evaluation or loading, deferred until the value is actually required.

Lazy evaluation can often improve performance by avoiding unnecessary calculations.

(Medicine, figurative) Under-performing or inactive; not functioning properly.

The child wore a patch to strengthen his lazy eye.

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Antonyms

lazyverb

lazied

Past Simple

lazied

Past Participle

lazying

Gerund

Informal; chiefly US. Rare compared with 'laze'.

Definitions

To act or move in a lazy manner; to idle.

We spent the afternoon lazying on the porch.

To cause to become lazy, slow, or less energetic (rare).

The oppressive heat lazied the whole crew.

Synonyms

slack off

hang about

fritter away time

loll

lazyadverb

/ˈleɪ.zi/

Chiefly dialectal/poetic use after verbs of motion or position.

Definitions

In a lazy manner; lazily (chiefly dialectal).

The river ran lazy through the meadow.

Synonyms