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idly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial idly has 1 sense
- idly(r = adv.all) lazily - in an idle manner; "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people"
CIDE DICTIONARY
idly, adv.
In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly. [1913 Webster]
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