idly

«idly» in Mova's school dictionary: In a lazy way, doing nothing useful — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (from idle)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a lazy way, doing nothing useful. tree →

2) In a dreamy, careless way, without real purpose, as when thoughts drift. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a character sits or speaks without much purpose, sometimes wondering aloud

examples

• The boy sat idly on the wall. tree →
• «Why are you lying there idly?» she asked. tree →
• She idly picked at the grass while she thought. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «idly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.