idle
adjective
not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing.
idlest
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superlativeof idle.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Shettleston is one of Britain’s poorest, idlest and sickest places; at 64, male life expectancy is 15 years below the national average and falling.
From Economist ● Jul. 10, 2014
On the idlest previous day in the history of the bureau, Feb. 25, 1932, there had been 56 licenses issued.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Filey was quite the idlest of men, without the preoccupation of being a tolerable sportsman or even a player of games, Miss Levering's little laugh was echoed by others beside Lady Sophia.
From The Convert by Elizabeth Robins
Hereat broke in the mother: "Sella dear, This is a dream, the idlest, vainest dream."
From Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition by Richard Henry Stoddard
Oh, be very sure the idlest man is the man most truly unhappy!
From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by John Charles Ryle
