work-shy adj 1: 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}, {lazy}, {otiose}, {slothful}, {work-shy}]