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}
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},
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},
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},
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{
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"3": "īdellīċe"
},
"expansion": "Old English īdellīċe",
"name": "inh"
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"3": "ly",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English idely, ydelly, idelliche, from Old English īdellīċe, equivalent to idle + -ly.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more idly",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
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"superlative"
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}
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{
"text": "I idly played with the paper, not even realizing I was folding it into a paper airplane.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
"Without specific purpose, intent or effort."
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"Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "without specific purpose, intent or effort",
"word": "szórakozottan"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "without specific purpose, intent or effort",
"word": "jouten"
},
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"sense": "without specific purpose, intent or effort",
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}
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"In an idle manner. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
"In an idle manner."
],
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"links": [
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"idle",
"idle"
]
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"In an idle manner. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
],
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"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "in an idle manner",
"word": "tétlenül"
},
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"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "in an idle manner",
"word": "ydelly"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in an idle manner",
"word": "bezczynnie"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈaɪd(ə)lɪ/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-idly.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6d/En-us-idly.ogg/En-us-idly.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/En-us-idly.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
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"word": "idlely"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
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}
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"word": "idly"
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"sc": "Taml"
},
"expansion": "Tamil இட்லி (iṭli)",
"name": "bor"
},
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"2": "kn",
"3": "ಇಡ್ಲಿ",
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},
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"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli).",
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"form": "idlies",
"tags": [
"plural"
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"ref": "2010 September 27, KRISHNA GOPAL DUBEY, THE INDIAN CUISINE, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., page 246",
"text": "A Tamil breakfast starts with idly (steamed rice cakes) with sambhar (hot, spicy and sour lentils with vegetables) and rasams (broth of lentil, spiced) and upma (cooked course wheat), lunch is generally dosai (thin crepes), vadas (deep fried nuggets of lentils) with sambhar.",
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"English terms borrowed from Tamil",
"English terms derived from Kannada",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old English",
"English terms derived from Tamil",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Old English",
"English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links"
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"word": "sit idly by"
}
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},
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"name": "m"
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"1": "enm",
"2": "idelliche"
},
"expansion": "idelliche",
"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "īdellīċe"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "idle",
"3": "ly",
"id2": "adverbial"
},
"expansion": "idle + -ly",
"name": "suf"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English idely, ydelly, idelliche, from Old English īdellīċe, equivalent to idle + -ly.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more idly",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most idly",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"text": "I idly played with the paper, not even realizing I was folding it into a paper airplane.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
"Without specific purpose, intent or effort."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"In an idle manner. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
"In an idle manner."
],
"links": [
[
"idle",
"idle"
]
],
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"In an idle manner. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈaɪd(ə)lɪ/"
},
{
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"tags": [
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"text": "Audio (US)"
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],
"word": "idlely"
},
{
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "idlily"
}
],
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "without specific purpose, intent or effort",
"word": "szórakozottan"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "without specific purpose, intent or effort",
"word": "jouten"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "without specific purpose, intent or effort",
"word": "ydelly"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "in an idle manner",
"word": "tétlenül"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "in an idle manner",
"word": "ydelly"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in an idle manner",
"word": "bezczynnie"
}
],
"word": "idly"
}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"English terms derived from Kannada",
"English terms derived from Tamil"
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"name": "bor"
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"tags": [
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"ref": "2010 September 27, KRISHNA GOPAL DUBEY, THE INDIAN CUISINE, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., page 246",
"text": "A Tamil breakfast starts with idly (steamed rice cakes) with sambhar (hot, spicy and sour lentils with vegetables) and rasams (broth of lentil, spiced) and upma (cooked course wheat), lunch is generally dosai (thin crepes), vadas (deep fried nuggets of lentils) with sambhar.",
"type": "quotation"
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"Alternative spelling of idli"
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"word": "idly"
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