Definition of idly

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Idly (adv.) In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly.

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Squalidness :: Squalidly (adv.) In a squalid manner.
Loiter :: Loiter (v. i.) To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
Troll :: Troll (v. i.) To move rapidly; to wag.
Lisp :: Lisp (v. t.) To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp treason..
Photodrome :: Photodrome (n.) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction..
Slowly :: Slowly (adv.) In a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not early; not rashly; not readly; tardly.
Glide :: Glide (v. i.) To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise, violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily, or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice..
Liquidly :: Liquidly (adv.) In a liquid manner; flowingly.
Coin :: Coin (v. t.) To acquire rapidly, as money; to make..
Spend :: Spend (v. t.) To pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly; to spend winter abroad..
Laidly :: Laidly (a.) Ugly; loathsome.
Pallidly :: Pallidly (adv.) In a pallid manner.
Brightly :: Brightly (adv.) Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse..
Quick :: Quick (adv.) In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick..
Gallinule :: Gallinule (n.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule
Textuary :: Textuary (n.) One who adheres strictly or rigidly to the text.
Mealy-mouthed :: Mealy-mouthed (a.) Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.
Irritate :: Irritate (n.) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage..
Water Spider :: Water spider () Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water, especially the large American species (Dolomedes lanceolatus) which runs rapidly on the surface of water; -- called also raft spider..
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