# idly

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning 1: style

In an idle manner. [from 14th c.].

## Meaning 2: action use

Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from 9th c.]

## Meaning 3: noun use

Alternative spelling of idli. [A South Asian cake made from rice and lentils, whose ground mixture is fermented and steamed in...

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