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work-shy
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Princeton's WordNet
faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shyadjective
disinclined to work or exertion
"faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
Synonyms:
indolent, otiose, superfluous, faineant, wasted, purposeless, pointless, senseless, futile, unavailing, ineffectual, lazy, slothfulAntonyms:
busy
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #9125 | lazy | |
| #12442 | wasted | |
| #18270 | pointless | |
| #26975 | futile | |
| #35057 | senseless | |
| #35699 | superfluous | |
| #61666 | ineffectual | |
| #80300 | indolent | |
| #109464 | unavailing | |
| #114767 | slothful | |
| #148311 | purposeless |
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