Loafingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    While loafing or idling.

    "Directly they were trotted off in their little pea-green and gilt carriage, guardian negress and all, I went into the shop, about which I had all this time been loafingly prowling, and called, clapping my hands, for some violet sherbet, […]"

Example

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"Directly they were trotted off in their little pea-green and gilt carriage, guardian negress and all, I went into the shop, about which I had all this time been loafingly prowling, and called, clapping my hands, for some violet sherbet, […]"

Etymology

From loafing + -ly.

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