Definition: work-shy

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

work-shy
     adj : disinclined to work or exertion; "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" [syn: faineant, indolent, lazy,
            otiose, slothful]