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idly
[ahyd-lee]
adverb
without taking action or showing concern.
We cannot stand idly by and let evil prevail!
without apparent purpose or intention; aimlessly.
He would tinker idly in his workshop for hours.
in a lazy way; indolently.
Neither of them does anything much in life besides live idly or recklessly.
Other 51Թ Forms
- overidly adverb
- unidly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of idly1
Example Sentences
“It takes a minute. You just don’t have a large number of people idly sitting there saying, okay, we are waiting for the next event, and particularly if it’s spontaneous.”
"The risk of being dragged into war crimes and suffering a fatal blow to the Israel Defense Forces and our social ethos," he wrote, "make it impossible to stand idly by".
“This Department of Justice will not stand idly by while States and localities infringe on the Second Amendment rights of ordinary, law-abiding Americans,” Atty.
Most of the time, she’s left to idly chew the scenery falling to bits around her.
“We must protect all students from discrimination and harassment, and if I am confirmed, the department will not stand idly by while Jewish students are attacked and discriminated against,” McMahon said.
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