Antonyms for lazier

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ley-zee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ zi

Definition of lazier

Origin : 1540s, laysy, of unknown origin. Replaced native slack, slothful, and idle as the main word expressing the notion of "averse to work." In 19c. thought to be from lay (v.) as tipsy from tip. Skeat is responsible for the prevailing modern view that it probably comes from Low German, cf. Middle Low German laisch "weak, feeble, tired," modern Low German läösig, early modern Dutch leuzig, all of which may go back to the PIE root *(s)leg- "slack." According to Weekley, the -z- sound disqualifies a connection with French lassé "tired" or German lassig "lazy, weary, tired." A supposed dialectal meaning "naught, bad," if it is the original sense, may tie the word to Old Norse lasenn "dilapidated," lasmøyrr "decrepit, fragile," root of Icelandic las-furða "ailing," las-leiki "ailment." Lazy Susan is from 1917.

adj inactive, sluggish

Example sentences :

The whole school smiled,207 for there was no lazier boy than this same Riley.
Extract from : « The Hoosier School-boy » by Edward Eggleston

I don't think I'm lazier than you are, and I know I'm not more afraid of anything.
Extract from : « The Master of Warlock » by George Cary Eggleston

Some wag once said: "All men are lazy, but some are lazier than others."
Extract from : « Analyzing Character » by Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb

When he heerd tell how 't was, he said he agreed with the Edgewood folks that Jabe was lazier 'n Aaron.
Extract from : « Timothy's Quest » by Kate Douglas Wiggin

We are too secure; no predatory creature can harm us, and we cultivate the lordlier and lazier vices.
Extract from : « A Dream of the North Sea » by James Runciman

But Mollie kept getting lazier and lazier, and father kept getting stronger and healthier.
Extract from : « The Cinder Pond » by Carroll Watson Rankin

I never fancied there was a lazy streak in me, but I'm getting lazier and lazier every day.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish

Jere Conway was getting lazier and lazier as he got older and less attentive to business.
Extract from : « The Heart of Arethusa » by Francis Barton Fox

To hit the near leader is a little more difficult, and a good reason, by the way, for putting the lazier leader on the off side.
Extract from : « Riding and Driving » by Edward L. Anderson

He is the laziest scamp imaginable; lazier even than his boozing old father.
Extract from : « In the Year of Jubilee » by George Gissing

Synonyms for lazier

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