Idly Definition

adverb
Without specific purpose, intent or effort.
I idly played with the paper, not even realizing I was folding it into a paper airplane.
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In an idle manner.

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Idly Sentence Examples

  • She gazed up at him, idly wondering when he was going to release her.

  • His cool gaze shifted idly from Felipa to Señor Medena.

  • The vehicle turned hesitantly and she idly wondered if Dad was letting Angela drive again.

  • She glanced down at the clothes, idly wondering if he was going to leave the room soon.

  • Yet every day thousands of miles of British bus lanes seem to stand idly by in deliberate provocation of the motoring public.

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