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# lazily

adverb (lazily; more lazily, most lazily)

«lazily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a lazy way, without effort or energy: «He lazily picked up a pen.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/#m1)
2. Slowly and gently, in a relaxed way: «The river flowed lazily.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, lazily often paints warm, relaxed summer scenes: the river drifts lazily, a cat stretches lazily, the Rat and Mole lie lazily in the boat. It can also criticise someone for not trying hard.

### Examples

- The river flowed lazily past the meadow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/#x1)
- The cat stretched lazily in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/#x2)
- The Rat and the Mole drifted lazily downstream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/#x3)
- He lazily copied the answer without thinking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/#x4)
- Smoke rose lazily from the chimney. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/#x5)
- We spent the morning lazily in our pyjamas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/#x6)
- The Leopard was about to lose his temper when the Fox got up, yawning lazily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/#x7)

### Note

From «lazy» + «-ly» (y → i). The first sense is critical; the second is often pleasant and positive.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lazily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lazily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lazily.html) on Mova free.