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