Results for idly

Definitions of idly:

part of speech: adverb

In an idle manner; vainly.

part of speech: adverb

In an unoccupied or aimless manner; as, they wandered idly through the fields.

Usage examples for idly:

• You speak idly my friend. "The Golden Rock", Ernest Glanville

• Clemens knew that Goodman never spoke idly of such matters. "The Boys' Life of Mark Twain", Albert Bigelow Paine

• Instead, with a shrug of the shoulders, he picked up a book from the top of the case and turned its pages idly "In And Out", Edgar Franklin

• The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill. "A Rock in the Baltic", Robert Barr