cruisy

1 8.4

Relaxed and free from much stress, needing little effort

adjective
/ˈkruːzi/

Slang

: relajado

He prefers a cruisy workout, taking his time to enjoy the scenery while jogging in the park.

Examples

But management allowed gay boys to gather in the bar, which was cruisy and more than a smidgen adventurous.

Fiction book (2001)
The beach party was so cruisy that everyone felt relaxed and carefree all day.
On Sunday afternoons, we enjoy a cruisy drive along the coast with no rush to get anywhere.

Synonyms

easy

vscruisy

∞ 1.0

Calm and relaxed, not harsh

is more specifically stress free and needing very little effort

cushy

vscruisy

Informal

24 6.5

An easy job or situation that needs little effort

is like that but focuses more on general relaxed ease than job comfort

easy-breezy

vscruisy

Informal

5 6.1

Simple and relaxed, not difficult or serious

is similarly relaxed but more neutral and casually calm

easeful

vscruisy

1 5.8

Having a calm, relaxed, and graceful way of moving or acting

is similar but more informal and conversational in tone

Antonyms

stressful

156 2.8

Making you feel very worried or nervous

demanding

104 4.1

Needing a lot of time, effort, or attention

How Relaxed

calm

680 1.0

carefree

37 2.9

cruisy

Slang

1 8.4

relaxed

216 1.0

Surface Forms

cruisy positive

Morphology

cruisy = cruise (transparent) = cruise + y

The adjective is formed by straightforward addition of -y to 'cruise', giving 'characterized by cruising' or 'relaxed/ easy-going', which a learner can infer from 'cruise'.

Etymology

Cruisy comes from the word cruise, which means to travel smoothly, like on a calm boat or a car set on 'cruise control'. So cruisy means 'easy' and 'relaxed', like a slow, comfortable trip.