Aimlessly

/ˈeɪmləsli/ adverb

Moving or acting without a clear purpose or destination; wandering without a specific goal in mind.

From 'aim' (from Old French 'esmer') plus the suffix '-less' (lacking) plus '-ly' (forming adverbs). The word literally means 'without aim' and developed in English around the 1600s.

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