"idly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈaɪd(ə)lɪ/ Audio: en-us-idly.ogg Forms: more idly [comparative], most idly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English idely, ydelly, idelliche, from Old English īdellīċe, equivalent to idle + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|idely}} Middle English idely, {{inh|en|ang|īdellīċe}} Old English īdellīċe, {{suf|en|idle|ly|id2=adverbial}} idle + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} idly (comparative more idly, superlative most idly)
  1. Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from 9th c.] Translations (without specific purpose, intent or effort): szórakozottan (Hungarian), jouten (Ingrian), ydelly (Middle English)
    Sense id: en-idly-en-adv-i1rg6wai Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 80 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'without specific purpose, intent or effort': 99 1
  2. In an idle manner. [from 14th c.] Translations (in an idle manner): senokupe (Esperanto), tétlenül (Hungarian), ydelly (Middle English), bezczynnie (Polish)
    Sense id: en-idly-en-adv-Hgl-4uoE Disambiguation of 'in an idle manner': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idlely [obsolete], idlily [rare] Derived forms: sit idly by
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: idlies [plural]
Etymology: From Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|இட்லி|sc=Taml}} Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), {{bor|en|kn|ಇಡ್ಲಿ|sc=Knda}} Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli) Head templates: {{en-noun}} idly (plural idlies)
  1. Alternative spelling of idli Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: idli
    Sense id: en-idly-en-noun-7e6uJkog Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 1 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 2 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 2 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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