| 1 |
[ adverb ] in an idle manner
Synonyms Examples "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people" Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)Instead we have stood idly by , watched our commuter railroad service decline , and have failed to offer a helping_hand . (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)A man knocked the roulette_ball about idly in its track , and another dozed at one of the card_tables . |
| * |
|