a. [ Compar. Lazier superl. Laziest. ] [ OE. lasie, laesic, of uncertain origin; cf. F. las tired, L. lassus, akin to E. late; or cf. LG. losig, lesig. ] 1. Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. “The night owl's lazy flight.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Wicked; vicious. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lazy tongs, a system of jointed bars capable of great extension, originally made for picking up something at a distance, now variously applied in machinery.
Syn. -- Idle; indolent; sluggish; slothful. See Idle. [ 1913 Webster ]