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
- 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
- apathetic
- asleep on the job
- careless
- comatose
- dallying
- dilatory
- drowsy
- dull
- flagging
- idle
- inattentive
- indifferent
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- languid
- languorous
- lethargic
- lifeless
- loafing
- neglectful
- out of it
- passive
- procrastinating
- remiss
- shiftless
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow
- slow-moving
- snoozy
- somnolent
- supine
- tardy
- tired
- torpid
- trifling
- unconcerned
- unenergetic
- unindustrious
- unpersevering
- unready
- weary
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