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IDLY

\ˈa͡ɪdlɪ], \ˈa‍ɪdlɪ], \ˈaɪ_d_l_ɪ]\

Definitions of IDLY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

adv. In an idle manner; vainly; lazily; carelessly; foolishly.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Lazily, without employment; foolishly, in a trifling manner; carelessly, without attention ; ineffectually, vainly.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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