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lazily

adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a lazy manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She lazily scrubbed the pot, but without some real elbow grease it wasn't going to get clean.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In a slow manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in an idle manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: idly

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

in a slow and lazy manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I watched the blue smoke drift lazily away on the still air

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English lazy Middle English -ly English -ly English lazily From lazy + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: mandrosament — in a lazy manner
  • Catalan: peresosament — in a lazy manner
  • Dutch: loom — in a lazy manner
  • Finnish: laiskasti — in a lazy manner
  • French: paresseusement — in a lazy manner
  • Galician: preguizosamente — in a lazy manner
  • Georgian: ზარმაცად (zarmacad) — in a lazy manner
  • Italian: indolentemente — in a lazy manner
  • Italian: infingardamente — in a lazy manner
  • Italian: neghittosamente — in a lazy manner
  • Italian: oziosamente — in a lazy manner
  • Italian: pigramente — in a lazy manner
  • Italian: svogliatamente — in a lazy manner
  • Latin: segniter — in a lazy manner
  • Latvian: slinki — in a lazy manner
  • Norman: ouaîsivement — in a lazy manner
  • Norman: pièrcheusement — in a lazy manner
  • Polish: leniwie — in a lazy manner
  • Polish: leniwo — in a lazy manner
  • Portuguese: preguiçosamente — in a lazy manner
  • Russian: лени́во (lenívo) — in a lazy manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: ле̑но — in a lazy manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: лије̑но — in a lazy manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: lȇno — in a lazy manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: lijȇno — in a lazy manner
  • Spanish: perezosamente — in a lazy manner
  • Spanish: mano sobre mano — in a lazy manner
  • Spanish: con las manos en la cinta (disused) — in a lazy manner
  • Spanish: con las manos cruzadas — in a lazy manner