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English adjective: work-shy

1. work-shy disinclined to work or exertion


SamplesFaineant 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.


Synonymsfaineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful


Similaridle


Antonymsbusy









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