work-shy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite disinclined to work or exertion
    lazy; slothful; indolent; faineant; otiose.
    • 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

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