Lazily Meaning
/lˈæzəli/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a lazy manner.
advIn a slow manner.
Sentence Examples
The first-time precarious fisherman lazily fished dangerous poisonous fish, but soon stopped to shell peas.
The red fish is swimming lazily in the lake.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The dog lay ____ on the grass in the sun, not moving.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The large cat stretched ____ in the warm sun, enjoying the quiet afternoon in the middle of the garden.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English lazy Middle English -ly English -ly English lazily From lazy + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 203:
"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."
— 1946 January and February, 'Talisman', “Bückeburg to Aberayron”, in Railway Magazine, page 41:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The dog lay ____ on the grass in the sun, not moving.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The large cat stretched ____ in the warm sun, enjoying the quiet afternoon in the middle of the garden.