lazily

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English lazy Middle English -ly English -ly English lazily From lazy + -ly.

1. In a lazy manner.

   “She lazily scrubbed the pot, but without some real elbow grease it wasn't going to get clean.”

2. In a slow manner.

   “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.”

   “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.”