bone-lazy
/'boun'aidl/ Cách viết khác : (bone-lazy) /'boun'leizi/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Constitutionally lazy or idle: Describes a person who is inherently, extremely, and habitually lazy. The term implies that laziness is a fundamental part of their nature.
Usage
- The adjective bone-lazy is used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is' or 'seems'). It is a strong, informal, and often disapproving term.
- It emphasizes a deep-seated, almost physical aversion to work or effort.
Examples
- Attributive use:
- Predicative use:
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in a hyperbolic or exasperated manner to criticize someone's work ethic severely.
- It can be part of a colorful, idiomatic description of character.
Variants and Related Words
- Lazybones (noun, informal): A lazy person.
- Idle (adjective): Not working or active; avoiding work. (Less intense and judgmental than ).
- Indolent (adjective, formal): Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
Synonyms
- Work-shy: Unwilling to work.
- Slothful: Lazily inactive. (More formal)
- Shiftless: Lacking ambition or energy.
Related Idioms
- While not a phrasal verb, the term itself is idiomatic. The "bone-" prefix intensifies the adjective, suggesting laziness is in one's very bones or core being. A similar construction is bone-tired (extremely tired).
- Couldn't be bothered: An informal phrase expressing a lazy unwillingness to do something.
Adjective
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constitutionally lazy or idle
