What does idly mean?
Idly means Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from 9th c.].
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/ˈaɪd(ə)lɪ/ · adverb
Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from 9th c.].
I idly played with the paper, not even realizing I was folding it into a paper airplane.
A Tamil breakfast starts with idly (steamed rice cakes) with sambhar (hot, spicy and sour lentils with vegetables) and rasams (broth of lentil, spiced) and upma (cooked course wheat), lunch is generally dosai (thin crepes), vadas (deep fried nuggets of lentils) with sambhar.
Use idly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Idly means Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from 9th c.].
Common synonyms include lazily.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I idly played with the paper, not even realizing I was folding it into a paper airplane.
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