idly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb in an idle manner
    lazily.
    • this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people

WordNet


I"dly adverb
Definitions
  1. In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly.

Webster 1913