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- [ley-zee]
- /ˈleɪ zi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley-zee]
- /ˈleɪ zi/
Definitions of lazied word
- adjective lazied averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent. 1
- adjective lazied causing idleness or indolence: a hot, lazy afternoon. 1
- adjective lazied slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy stream. 1
- adjective lazied (of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright. 1
- verb without object lazied to laze. 1
- noun lazied Simple past tense and past participle of lazy. 1
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Origin of lazied
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; compare Low German lasich languid, idle
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Parts of speech for Lazied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lazied popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lazied usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lazied
verb lazied
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- mosey — to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- saunter — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- loiter — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
Antonyms for lazied
verb lazied
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
- speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
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