lazily
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la·zy
(lā′zē)adj. la·zi·er, la·zi·est
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.
[Probably of Low German origin.]
la′zi·ly adv.
la′zi·ness n.
Synonyms: lazy, indolent, slothful
These adjectives mean not disposed to exertion, work, or activity: too lazy to wash the dishes; an indolent hanger-on; slothful employees.
These adjectives mean not disposed to exertion, work, or activity: too lazy to wash the dishes; an indolent hanger-on; slothful employees.
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Adv. | 1. | lazily - in a slow and lazy manner; "I watched the blue smoke drift lazily away on the still air" |
2. | lazily - in an idle manner; "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people" |
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Translations
بِكَسَل
líně
dovent
lustán
letilega
leno
tembel tembeltembelce
lazily
[ˈleɪzɪlɪ] ADV1. (= without effort) → perezosamente
2. (fig) [drift, float] → perezosamente (liter), lentamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lazily
[ˈleɪzɪli] adv (= in a relaxed way) [move, stretch] → paresseusement; [smile] → avec désinvoltureCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lazily
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lazy
(ˈleizi) adjective too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc. I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.
ˈlazily adverbˈlaziness noun
ˈlazy-bones noun
a name for a lazy person.
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