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Webster 1913 Edition
Idly
I′dly
,adv.
In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (
Obs.
) foolishly. Webster 1828 Edition
Idly
I'DLY
,adv.
1.
Lazily; sluggishly.2.
Foolishly; uselessly; in a trifling way. A shilling spent idly by a fool, may be saved by a wiser person.
3.
Carelessly; without attention.4.
Vainly; ineffectually; as, to reason idly against truth.