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lazy
adjective
-
lazy
,
lazier
,
laziest
not
wanting
to
work
,
make
an
effort
,
or
be
active
•
My
lazy
brother
spent
the
whole
Saturday
watching
TV
instead
of
cleaning
his
room
.
My
lazy
brother
spent
the
whole
Saturday
watching
TV
instead
of
cleaning
his
room
.
•
The
manager
warned
the
staff
that
being
lazy
during
busy
hours
would
not
be
tolerated
.
The
manager
warned
the
staff
that
being
lazy
during
busy
hours
would
not
be
tolerated
.
From
Middle
English
lasye
,
from
Old
Norse
lasleikr
(“
weakness
”),
related
to
‘
loose
’.
adjective
-
lazy
,
lazier
,
laziest
moving
slowly
and
gently
,
without
energy
or
speed
•
We
spent
a
lazy
afternoon
swinging
in
hammocks
by
the
lake
.
We
spent
a
lazy
afternoon
swinging
in
hammocks
by
the
lake
.
•
A
lazy
river
meandered
through
the
valley
,
shining
under
the
sun
.
A
lazy
river
meandered
through
the
valley
,
shining
under
the
sun
.
adjective
-
lazy
,
lazier
,
laziest
done
only
when
needed
,
especially
to
save
time
or
resources
,
as
in
computer
programming
•
In
JavaScript
,
lazy
loading
delays
image
downloads
until
the
user
scrolls
near
them
.
In
JavaScript
,
lazy
loading
delays
image
downloads
until
the
user
scrolls
near
them
.
•
Functional
languages
often
rely
on
lazy
evaluation
to
improve
efficiency
.
Functional
languages
often
rely
on
lazy
evaluation
to
improve
efficiency
.