| Idle (idle) |
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| I"dle |
| [Compar. Idler (?);
superl. Idlest.] [OE. idel, AS.
***imacr]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS.
***imacr]dal, D. ijdel, OHG. ***imacr]tal vain,
empty, |
Of no account; useless; vain; trifling;
unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.
Not called into active service; not turned
to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.
Not employed; unoccupied with business;
inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.
Given rest and ease; averse to labor or
employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.
Light-headed; foolish.
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To lose or spend time in inaction, or
without being employed in business.
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To spend in idleness]
to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to
idle away an hour a day.
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