busy vs lazy

busy

Definitions

adjective

  1. crowded with or characterized by much activity
  2. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
  3. actively or fully engaged or occupied
  4. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  5. overcrowded or cluttered with detail

verb

  1. keep busy with

Examples

They missed it because they are too busy bootlicking ObamaCare, on their hands and knees.

I have been very busy lately and the ongoing project will take up about a few more weeks.

Going upmarket, I can go into Dear Soup except on busy days, as the tables are a bit close together and sitting beside a slurper is an ever-present danger.

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lazy

Definitions

adjective

  1. disinclined to work or exertion
  2. moving slowly and gently

Examples

I knew what the lady had said was just a lie cooked up by my lazy, good-for-nothing parents to get me to come home.

The healthy but lazy who claim incapacity benefit are just as morally bankrupt as those benefiting from offshore tax havens.

Those of you too lazy to hit the last link won't understand this, but the key to a successful performance of this story is to remain deadpan.

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