la|zy

la|zy «LAY zee», adjective, -zi|er, -zi|est, verb, -zied, -zy|ing.

–adj.

1. a) not willing to work or be active: »

Most bees are workers but the drones are lazy.

SYNONYM(S): indolent, slothful. b) characterized by, suggestive of, or conducive to idleness: »

a lazy mood, a lazy yawn, a lazy summer day.

2. moving slowly; not very active: »

A lazy stream winds through the meadow.

SYNONYM(S): sluggish.

3. not functioning up to normal capacity: »

lazy eye, lazy heart

4. of or having to do with a brand used on livestock that lies on its side instead of upright: »

the lazy J brand (_xlazyJ_).

–v.t., v.i.

= laze. (Cf. ↑laze)

╂[origin uncertain. Compare Middle Low German lasich weak, feeble, tired.]