aimlessly

American  

[eym-lis-lee] / ˈeɪm lɪs li /

adverb

1. without purpose or intent.

   She wandered aimlessly among the empty houses, telling herself sad stories about all the people who weren’t there.

   There was no actual work to do, so I spent most of my workday browsing aimlessly through social media.

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Etymology

Origin of aimlessly

aimless ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

It never feels like Brooks has a grasp on the material, which careens aimlessly through Ella’s harried day-to-day in a handsomely bland, serviceable style.

From Los Angeles Times

The response to Alexander-Arnold's arrival was savage, as were the mocking jeers that greeted a late cross that drifted aimlessly out of play.

From BBC

Players would shoot when it wasn't the best option, crosses were delivered aimlessly without assessing whether a forward was in the right position.

From BBC

Esteemed horror veteran Mike Flanagan is an executive producer and you can sense Stuckmann grabbing aimlessly in the last third for the kind of sickly visual elegance that is Flanagan’s deliberative style.

From Los Angeles Times

She sits silently, her eyes glassy as she stares aimlessly across the hospital ward.

From BBC

Related Words

• frantically
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• instinctively
• madly
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