Lā'zy, a.

adjective

a. [compar. LAZIER; superl. LAZIEST.] [O. Eng. lasie, laesie, M. H. Ger. lezzic, N. H. Ger. läszig, lässig, from O. H. Ger. laz, N. H. Ger. lasz, weary, lazy, from O. H. Ger. lāzan, to leave, permit, cease; N. H. Ger. laszen, lassen]

Sense 1. Disinclined to action or exertion; naturally or habitually slothful; averse to labor; heavy in motion.

Wicked men will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy, and spend victuals. Bacon.

Sense 2. Moving slowly or apparently with labor; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. “The night-owl’s lazy flight.” Shak.

Sense 3. Wicked; vicious. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Jonson.

Lazy weight, scant or deficient weight. Halliwell.

Synonyms—Idle; indolent; sluggish; slothful. See IDLE.