lazily

lazily
lazily (adv.) 1580s, from LAZY (Cf. lazy) + -LY (Cf. -ly) (2).

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  • Lazily — La zi*ly, adv. In a lazy manner. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lazily — adverb In a lazy manner. She lazily scrubbed the pot, but without some real elbow grease it wasnt going to get clean …   Wiktionary

  • lazily — adv. Lazily is used with these verbs: ↑drawl, ↑lean, ↑rest, ↑roll, ↑sprawl, ↑stretch, ↑watch …   Collocations dictionary

  • lazily — lazy ► ADJECTIVE (lazier, laziest) 1) unwilling to work or use energy. 2) showing or characterized by a lack of effort or care. DERIVATIVES lazily adverb laziness noun. ORIGIN perhaps related to Low German lasich languid, idle …   English terms dictionary

  • lazily — adverb 1. in a slow and lazy manner (Freq. 2) I watched the blue smoke drift lazily away on the still air • Derived from adjective: ↑lazy 2. in an idle manner this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lazily — adverb see lazy I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lazily — See lazy. * * * …   Universalium

  • lazily — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indolently, nonchalantly, slackly; see gradually , slowly …   English dictionary for students

  • lazily — adv. slothfully, idly, indolently, sluggishly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lazily — la·zi·ly …   English syllables

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