Associations to the word «Idly»

Wiktionary

IDLY, adverb. In an idle manner.
IDLY, adverb. Without specific purpose, intent or effort.

Dictionary definition

IDLY, adverb. In an idle manner; "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne