bone-idle

bone-idle
bone-idle one-idle bone-lazy one-lazyadj. 1. disinclined to work or exertion.

Syn: do-nothing(prenominal), faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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