adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In aimless manner; without object or purpose.

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1851.  Robertson, Serm., Ser. IV. vi. (1872), 55. ‘We are consumed’—perish aimlessly like the grass.

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1860.  Q. Rev., No. 215. 297. Intrigues begin aimlessly and close fruitlessly.

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