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foolish

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adjective

  1. resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered: unwise:

    a foolish action;

    a foolish speech.

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  2. lacking forethought or caution.

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  3. trifling, insignificant, or paltry.

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foolish

/ 藞蹿耻藧濒瑟蕛 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿辞辞濒颈蝉丑濒测, adverb
  • 藞蹿辞辞濒颈蝉丑苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿辞辞濒路颈蝉丑路濒测 adverb
  • 蹿辞辞濒路颈蝉丑路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辞路惫别谤路蹿辞辞濒路颈蝉丑 adjective
  • o路ver路蹿辞辞濒路颈蝉丑路濒测 adverb
  • 辩耻补路蝉颈-蹿辞辞濒路颈蝉丑 adjective
  • qua路si-蹿辞辞濒路颈蝉丑路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍路蹿辞辞濒路颈蝉丑 adjective
  • un路蹿辞辞濒路颈蝉丑路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of foolish1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; from Middle English folish, foolish; fool 1, -ish 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see penny wise and pound foolish .
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Example Sentences

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But a year on, those thoughts seemed naive, foolish even, when celebrations broke out at Leigh Sports Village after Chelsea's 1-0 win over Manchester United confirmed them as league champions again.

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Yeah, this is the latest in a long line of multimedia objects that I've spent a foolish amount of time and energy curating that have something to do with fungi or mycology.

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鈥淎nd they won鈥檛 be foolish enough to think that they can consistently outsmart the market.鈥

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In the same letter, Francis attempted to reassure his parents who were deeply concerned about his affair with Ellen: 鈥淣o one is likely to explode or throw himself under a car, or do anything foolish.鈥

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鈥淲e will demonstrate that all remaining claims are without merit. It is shameful that these foolish and frivolous legal theatrics continue. They are reputationally and financially costly to Drake and have no chance of success.鈥

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What are other ways to say聽foolish?

A foolish action is one that shows a lack of sense or is ill-considered. How is foolish different from fatuous, silly, inane, stupid, and asinine? Find out on .听

Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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