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idly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'idly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Idly [ adv.]
- In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly.

Meaning of 'idly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . idly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in an idle manner
Example in sentence:
  • this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people