ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bone-idle

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Bone-idle is an adjective meaning (chiefly British, Ireland, Commonwealth, idiomatic) Utterly lazy.

Meaning

(chiefly British, Ireland, Commonwealth, idiomatic) Utterly lazy.

Example Sentences

For the last three weeks I have been going what you call bone-idle.

Synonyms for bone-idle

Depending on context, synonyms include lither, swear, idle, indolent, inert, lackadaisical.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include idle, workshy, idlish, idlesome, lazy, indolent.

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