Otiosely

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Demonstrating a state of unproductiveness or inactivity
2. In a way that expresses lack of activity or productive effort
3. Done with a sense of purposelessness and minimal exertion

Etymology: "Otiosely" is an adverb built from the adjective "otiose" with the common English adverbial ending "-ly", so the new word adds nothing beyond the adverb's ordinary grammatical job: it describes an action carried out in an idle, purposeless way. The real interest lies in the base word, "otiose", which came into English from Latin "otiosus", meaning "at leisure" or "idle", derived from "otium", "leisure" or "ease". Over time the sense moved from simply having free time to having no useful function, so that something otiose now describes a remark, gesture or effort that serves no purpose.