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    bone idle

    adjective

    • 1. extremely idle or lazy. British

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBONE IDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    idiom UK. Add to word list. extremely lazy: He never does any exercise - he's bone idle. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not willing to work or use effort. lazy He's one of the laziest people I've ever met. indolent Some of my classmates are indolent in their health habits.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBONE IDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    bone idle. View usage for: Source: Google Books Ngram Viewer. Very idle; extremely lazy.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bone-idleBONE IDLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bone idle definition: very idle; extremely lazy. See examples of BONE IDLE used in a sentence.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › bone-idlebone idle adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of bone idle adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › bone+idleBone idle - definition of bone idle by The Free Dictionary

    Define bone idle. bone idle synonyms, bone idle pronunciation, bone idle translation, English dictionary definition of bone idle. adj very idle; extremely lazy Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000,...

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bone-idleBone-idle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. constitutionally lazy or idle. synonyms: bone-lazy. idle. not in action or at work. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Bone-idle." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/bone-idle. Accessed 19 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. bone-idle.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › bone-idlebone idle | meaning of bone idle in Longman Dictionary of...

    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌbone ˈidle adjective British English extremely lazy He’s just bone idle. Examples from the Corpus bone idle • At the time I almost lived up to my nickname, Bone - close to Tone, and closer still to bone idle.