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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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extension, originally made for picking up something at a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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