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idly
1: lacking worth or basis : vain <idle chatter> <idle pleasure>2: not occupied or employed: as a: having no employment : inactive <idle workers> b: not turned to normal or appropriate use <idle farmland> c: not scheduled to compete <the team will be idle tomorrow> 3 a: shiftless
, lazy b: having no evident lawful means of support
— idle·ness
\ˈī-dəl-nəs\
noun
— idly
\ˈīd-lē, ˈī-dəl-ē\
adverb
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