What is in a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly called?
idly — In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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