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Middle English
- ideliche, idelle, idelliche, idely, idili, ydeliche, ydelleche, ydelliche, ydely, ydilly, ydullich
Etymology
From Old English īdellīċe; equivalent to ydel + -ly (adverbial).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːdəliː/, /ˈiːdəlit͡ʃ(ə)/
Adverb
ydelly
- uselessly, pointlessly
- idly, inactively
- (rare) wrongly, erroneously
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