Definition of "idly" []

• In an idle manner. (adverb)
• Without specific purpose, intent or effort. (adverb)

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• "But meanwhile -- "She picked up a thick book from the table, read the title idly:"'Secret Memoirs of the Favourites of the French Courts!'"
• "Meanwhile, I have to make a confession: in idly making my first state assignments, I assumed the easiest pick for Connecticut would be John Cheever: the only trouble would be whether to just include his stories or add a novel or his journals too."
• "He had used the phrase idly and, although it was possible he might in just as idle a mood commit the act itself, Donaldson was convinced that it was not yet a fixed idea."