lazily
la·zi·lyadverb
lazily is spelled L-A-Z-I-L-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables (la·zi·ly). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, lazily means “In a lazy manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lazily?
| Letters | 6: L-A-Z-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: la·zi·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lazily?
Lazily appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lazily?
Lazily has 3 syllables, split la·zi·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lazily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lazily
- more lazily comparative
- most lazily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lazily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lazily in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a lazy manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paresseusement |
| Portuguese | preguiçosamente |
| Spanish | perezosamente, mano sobre mano, con las manos en la cinta (disused), con las manos cruzadas |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lazily come from?
From lazy + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).