Lazier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lazy \La"zy\, a. [Compar. {Lazier}; superl. {Laziest}.] [OE.
     lasie, laesic, of uncertain origin; cf. F. las tired, L.
     lassus, akin to E. late; or cf. LG. losig, lesig.]
     1. Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle;
        shirking work. --Bacon.
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     2. Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream.
        "The night owl's lazy flight." --Shak.
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     3. Wicked; vicious. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --B. Jonson.
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     {Lazy tongs}, a system of jointed bars capable of great
        extension, originally made for picking up something at a
        distance, now variously applied in machinery.
  
     Syn: Idle; indolent; sluggish; slothful. See {Idle}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lazy
       adj 1: moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white
              clouds"; "at a lazy pace"
       2: disinclined to work or exertion; "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" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent}, {otiose}, {slothful},
           {work-shy}]
       [also: {laziest}, {lazier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lazier
       See {lazy}