Foolish

  • 51foolish-witty — foolˈish wittˈy adjective (Shakespeare) Wise in folly and foolish in wisdom • • • Main Entry: ↑fool …

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  • 52foolish — adjective Date: 13th century 1. lacking in sense, judgment, or discretion 2. a. absurd, ridiculous b. marked by a loss of composure ; nonplussed 3. insignificant, trifling Synonyms: see simple • foolishly …

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  • 53foolish — Synonyms and related words: Pickwickian, absurd, airy, apish, arch, asinine, batty, befooled, beguiled, bemused, besotted, beyond belief, bizarre, blockheaded, boneheaded, brainless, brash, buffoonish, catchpenny, cockamamie, cockeyed, confused,… …

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  • 54foolish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. silly; unwise. See folly, ignorance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. silly, senseless, unwise, absurd; see silly , stupid 1 . See Synonym Study at absurd . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. stupid,… …

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  • 55foolish — fool·ish || fuːlɪʃ adj. stupid, silly; nonsensical, idiotic …

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  • 56foolish — adjective lacking good sense or judgement; silly or unwise. Derivatives foolishly adverb foolishness noun …

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  • 57foolish — a. 1. Senseless, idiotic, silly, weak, daft, simple, irrational, insensate, shallow, brainless, witless, thick skulled, buffle headed, shallow brained. 2. Unwise, unreasonable, absurd, ridiculous, nonsensical, ill judged, preposterous, indiscreet …

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  • 58foolish — adj 1. incautious, imprudent, indiscreet, irresponsible, injudicious; unwise, ill considered, ill suited, ill advised, impolitic; impetuous, impulsive, hasty, short sighted, heedless, unheeding; foolhardy, headlong, rash, brash, unwary;… …

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  • 59foolish — fool·ish …

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  • 60foolish — adjective Syn: stupid, idiotic, mindless, unintelligent, thoughtless, imprudent, unwise, ill advised, rash, reckless, foolhardy; informal dumb, dim, dim witted, half witted, thick, hare brained; Brit.; informal barmy, daft; Scot …

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