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lazily

adv

Etymology

From lazy + -ly.

  1. derived from *las-✻ — “weak”
  2. derived from *lasiwaz✻
  3. derived from lask
  4. derived from lasich — “slack, feeble, lazy”
  5. suffixed as lazily — “lazy + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a lazy manner.

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

  2. In a slow manner.

    • Her ensign dropped limp like a rag; the muzzles of the long eight-inch guns stuck out all over the low hull; the greasy, slimy swell swung her up lazily and let her down, swaying her thin masts.
    • Disembarkation seemed a slow business. From the deck one watched a "Merchant Navy" Pacific drift lazily along the track beside the wall of the Marine Station, and little South Eastern tanks go snorting fussily about.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA