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Meaning of 'foolish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Foolish [ a.]
- Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.
- Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.
- Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.

Meaning of 'foolish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . foolish [ a]
Meaning (1):
- devoid of good sense or judgment
Example in sentence:
  • a foolish decision;
  • foolish remarks
2 . foolish [ s]
Meaning (2):
- having or revealing stupidity
Example in sentence:
  • a dopey answer;
  • a dopey kid;
  • ridiculous anserine behavior;
  • some fool idea about rewriting authors' books

Nearby Words:

food foodful foodless foody fool fool-born fool-happy fool-hasty fool-large fool-largesse

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