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How to pronounce lazy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms faineant, indolent, otiose, slothful, work-shy
Derivation laziness


too lazy to wash the dishes.
Type Words
Derivation laziness


up a lazy river.
lazy white clouds.
at a lazy pace.

Examples of lazy

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I'm no stick in the mud, and I treasure the lazy days of summer for my children.
From the charlotteobserver.com
We have evolved into a nation of lazy dependents who expect to be taken care of.
From the forbes.com
It is also a bit lazy not keeping up with the ongoing science of climate change.
From the independent.co.uk
When will you hippies learn that these animals are just lazy and deserve to die?
From the independent.co.uk
Lazy politics and broad generalisations, the perfect storm of ignorant rhetoric.
From the independent.co.uk
If there is a stigma that big people are lazy, I suggest that it cuts both ways.
From the edeneatseverything.com
Andrzej, PolandI was working like a dog and now she is telling me that I'm lazy?
From the bbc.co.uk
You people keep kidding yourself that being unhealthy and physically lazy is ok.
From the him.uk.msn.com
The style guide advises against using such lazy and cliched units of comparison.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"
  • Faineant: 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"
  • (lazily) in a slow and lazy manner; "I watched the blue smoke drift lazily away on the still air"
  • (lazily) idly: in an idle manner; "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people"
  • (laziness) indolence: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  • (laziness) relaxed and easy activity; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax"
  • (laziness) sloth: apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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  • Following two 7" singles (one being a split with Linda Heck), Shangri-La Records released the seven song 10" EP, Lazy in 1994. Two years later it would be expanded into More Than Lazy. ...