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lazy

/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/ noun C2
  1. A lazy person.

Plural lazies

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I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather—that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 25 · B2
(If you don’t know what a Gryphon is, look at the picture.) “Up, lazy thing!” said the Queen, “and take this young lady to see the Mock Turtle, and to hear his history.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 71 · B2
Mowgli would laugh and answer: “I have the Pack and I have thee; and Baloo, though he is so lazy, might strike a blow or two for my sake.
The Jungle Book, p. 15 · B2
She had come dancing up the lane, like a wind-blown sprite, through the mellow sunshine and lazy shadows of the August evening.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 167 · C1

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