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Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable;
thoughtless; silly; barren. |
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Not called into active service; not turned to
appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours. |
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Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing
nothing; as, idle workmen. |
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Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment;
lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow. |
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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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