indolently

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Indolently reclining, half drowsy in the heat, he could see deep into the wood, along on the level ground between the stems, for the fallen “needles” checked vegetation.

From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard

Indolently he picked up a .22 rifle, and rang the bell of her most difficult bull's-eye target eight shots out of ten.

From The She Boss A Western Story by Hankins, Arthur Preston

Indolently the Prince watched him as he peered all over the café, out on the terrace.

From Visionaries by Huneker, James

Indolently he turned his eyes, whose fire was extinguished, and which no longer reflected the light of the sun, and at length they fell upon two horsemen, slowly climbing the opposite side of the declivity.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various

Indolently she withdrew her eyes from her father's and stared off Nunko-Nonoward—in a hazy, geographical sort of a dream.

From Little Eve Edgarton by Crosby, Raymond Moreau