bone-lazy

/'boun'aidl/ Cách viết khác : (bone-lazy) /'boun'leizi/
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bone-lazy

He is so bone-lazy that he spends the whole day on the sofa.

Definition
  1. 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.
bone-lazy

He is so bone-lazy that he spends the whole day on the sofa.

Adjective
  1. constitutionally lazy or idle

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