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# lazy

adjective (lazy, lazier, laziest)

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

## Everyday

1. Lazy means not wanting to work, try hard or move about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#m1)
2. Lazy also describes something slow and relaxed, without hurry («a lazy Sunday», «a lazy river»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#m2)
3. Lazy can describe careless work done with little effort («lazy writing»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories lazy characters (like the grasshopper in the fable) often learn a lesson; teachers use it about homework or sloppy answers. In everyday life it can describe a relaxed day. Words like «idle» and «sluggish» are similar; «hard-working» is the opposite. Phrases: «lazy bones», «a lazy afternoon», «lazy eye».

### Examples

- Don't be lazy; help me tidy up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#x1)
- The lazy cat slept in the sun all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#x2)
- We had a lazy Sunday morning in our pyjamas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#x3)
- The teacher said my handwriting was lazy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#x4)
- We floated down the lazy river at the water park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#x5)
- The lazy grasshopper had no food when winter came. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#x6)
- He is not lazy; he is just tired after training. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#x7)
- A lazy eye is an eye that does not see as well as the other one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#x8)
- Bestir yourself, you lazy old Giant! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lazy/#x9)

### Note

Comparative «lazier», superlative «laziest»; noun «laziness», adverb «lazily». Calling someone lazy can hurt and is sometimes unfair: a person may be tired, ill or worried. «Lazy eye» is a medical condition, not laziness.

## On Mova

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