Meaning & use
lazy
Unwilling to work or make an effort, preferring rest or ease over activity.
See it in a sentence
The lazy cat spent the entire afternoon sleeping in a patch of sunlight.
He blamed his lazy habits for missing yet another deadline.
A note on using this word
Lazy is often used as a criticism; calling someone's approach "lazy" implies they could have tried harder.
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