lazy

B1 · Intermediate

adj. moving slowly or in a relaxed way.

adj. characterised by a lack of haste or energy; moving in a slow, leisurely manner.

“We spent a lazy afternoon sitting by the river and watching the boats.”

“The river followed a lazy path through the valley, winding slowly between the ancient willow trees.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. showing that you have not put enough thought or effort into something.

adj. demonstrating a lack of precision, rigour, or care in execution.

“The teacher pointed out several lazy mistakes in my essay.”

“The critic dismissed the film as a lazy attempt to capitalise on the success of the original franchise without offering any new ideas.”

C1 · Advanced Computing Technical

adj. waiting to calculate a result until it is actually needed.

adj. relating to a functional programming strategy where expression evaluation is deferred until the value is required.

“Lazy evaluation can help improve the performance of your code.”

“By implementing lazy loading for the images, the developer significantly reduced the initial page load time for mobile users.”

C1 · Advanced Informal

v. to spend time doing nothing or being very relaxed.

v. to behave in an idle or indolent manner; to pass time without effort.

“We decided to lazy around the house all Sunday morning.”

“Instead of finishing his chores, he spent the entire afternoon lazying on the sofa with his phone.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Informal · Dialect

n. a person who is not willing to work.

n. a person who habitually avoids work or effort.

“Don't be such a lazy; get up and help us clean.”

“The old man complained that the village was full of young lazies who had no interest in farming.”