lazya.[OE. lasie, laesic, of uncertain origin; cf. F. las tired, L. lassus, akin to E. late; or cf. LG. losig, lesig.]1. Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work.(Bacon.)2. Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream.(Shak.)3. Wicked; vicious.(B. Jonson.)()Lazy tongs, a system of jointed bars capable of great extension, originally made for picking up something at a distance, now variously applied in machinery.()()