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work-shy

Letters that make work-shy

s, o, k, h, r, w, y are letters that make 'work-shy'

Words within work-shy

OR, shy, work are words within 'work-shy'

work-shy is an 8 letter word starting with w
work-shy is an 8 letter word ending with y

1 possible definitions for 'work-shy'

Work Shy as "disinclined to work or exertion"

Under this definition, work-shy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful have the same meaning as 'work-shy'

Derivatives of work-shy

sloth, idleness, indolence, faineance, slothfulness, laziness, acedia are derivatives of 'work-shy'.

Similar to work-shy

idle is similar to work-shy.

Example of work-shy used within this context

"faineant 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"