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Foolish

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Adjective

1. foolish

devoid of good sense or judgment

Example Sentences:
'foolish remarks'
'a foolish decision'

2. anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky

having or revealing stupidity

Example Sentences:
'ridiculous anserine behavior'
'a dopey answer'
'a dopey kid'
'some fool idea about rewriting authors' books'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Foolish

see synonyms of foolish
adjective
1. 
unwise; silly
2. 
resulting from folly or stupidity
3. 
ridiculous or absurd; not worthy of consideration
4. 
weak-minded; simple
5.  an archaic word for insignificant

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Foolish

see synonyms of foolish
adjective
1. 
without good sense; silly; unwise
2. 
a. 
ridiculous; absurd
b. 
abashed; embarrassed
3.  Archaic
humble

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Foolish

see synonyms of foolish
adj.
1. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly: a foolish boy; a foolish purchase.
2. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous: a foolish grin.
3. Embarrassed; abashed: I feel foolish telling you this.
4. Insignificant; trivial: foolish little knickknacks.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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