indolent
/ˈɪn.dəl.ənt/adjective
Avoiding work or effort by nature; habitually lazy.
Example sentences
- “The indolent cat refused to move from the sofa all day.”
- “He passed an indolent summer doing nothing at all.”
Literary and formal; 'lazy' is the everyday word. In medicine, an indolent disease is one that progresses slowly.