Definition of idly

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

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Flatly :: Flatly (adv.) In a flat manner; evenly; horizontally; without spirit; dully; frigidly; peremptorily; positively, plainly..
Flit :: Flit (v. i.) To pass rapidly, as a light substance, from one place to another; to remove; to migrate..
Textuary :: Textuary (n.) One who adheres strictly or rigidly to the text.
Hurtle :: Hurtle (v. t.) To move rapidly; to wheel or rush suddenly or with violence; to whirl round rapidly; to skirmish.
Set :: Set (v. t.) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure..
Vapor :: Vapor (n.) To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag.
Acidly :: Acidly (adv.) Sourly; tartly.
Turbidly :: Turbidly (adv.) In a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies..
Flash :: Flash (v. i.) To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed..
Quitch Grass :: Quitch grass () A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix..
Floridly :: Floridly (adv.) In a florid manner.
Strict :: Strict (a.) Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense..
Intrepidly :: Intrepidly (adv.) In an intrepid manner; courageously; resolutely.
Brightly :: Brightly (adv.) Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor..
Stayedness :: Stayedly (adv.) Staidly. See Staidly.
Fiction :: Fiction (n.) Any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue..
Chatter :: Chatter (v. t.) To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly..
Hidebound :: Hidebound (a.) Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative.
Validly :: Validly (adv.) In a valid manner; so as to be valid.
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