Idle

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·superl Light-headed; foolish.

II. Idle ·vi To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.

III. Idle ·superl Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

IV. Idle ·superl Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.

V. Idle ·superl Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.

VI. Idle ·superl Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.

VII. Idle ·vt To spend in idleness; to Waste; to Consume;

— often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.

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