lazily

adverb

Definition of lazilynext
as in casually

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Recent Examples of lazily The Roamer rolled lazily in the light swell that was coming in from the open lake, and our rod tips dipped and rose, but nobody got a strike. — James D. Oxley, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026 But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 The rocket body has been loitering lazily high above Earth for more than 18 months. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026 With a breezy similar-colored button-down lazily tucked into a black belt, the jeans took on an elevated, French Girl feel. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026 This 469-mile parkway lazily meanders through the Appalachian Highlands in Virginia and the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 The word authenticity, deployed lazily at a marketing conference? — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 June 2026 With the pleasant spring afternoon drawing toward evening, the Sun lazily crossed the sky, casting light all around. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 But everything changed when a Trinidadian player stepped lazily out to meet him. — Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lazily
  1. casually
  2. languidly
  3. wearily
  4. listlessly
  5. sluggishly
  6. halfheartedly
Adverb
  • Reichenbach said it’s been alarming to her to see how casually her neighbors treat measles.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sexualizing black women and casually mocking working class women is not accepted anymore.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of casually
Adverb
  • On a windy afternoon, a family packs a beach bag, perhaps for the last time, and languidly walks towards the coast.
    — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Guadalupe is calm now, flowing languidly as families can be seen splashing in the cool waters.
    — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of languidly
Adverb
  • Every Sunday, Jesse Minter strode wearily onto a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport for a trip back to Baltimore, where the work week awaited.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • If the power comes flickering on for a few precious hours in the middle of the night, that’s when Cubans now rise to wearily cook and iron clothes.
    — Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of wearily
Adverb
  • Lady Holiday listlessly turns the pages, barely glancing at Miss Piggy in various outfits.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Every once in a while a crow calls, but there’s not much structure to it, with the sounds listlessly bouncing off the walls imposed by the five-minute runtimes instead of cohering into a rhythm.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Definition of listlessly
Adverb
  • Hayes’ 3-pointer from the midcourt logo to end the first quarter keyed the Valkyries’ 24-9 second-quarter surge and enlivened a Golden State group that had started the game sluggishly.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Verstappen qualified second but stalled at the start, falling to last place as his car moved sluggishly.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Definition of sluggishly
Adverb
  • The show’s interests are theoretically in a nuclear family gradually coming back together, though even that theme is halfheartedly pursued.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.
    — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of halfheartedly

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“Lazily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lazily. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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