foolish adj
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foolish — (adj.) early 14c., from FOOL (Cf. fool) (n.) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Foolishly; foolishness. Old English words for this were dysig, stunt, dol … Etymology dictionary
foolish — [adj] nonsensical, idiotic absurd, asinine, brainless, cockamamy*, crazy, daffy*, daft, dippy*, doltish*, dotty*, fantastic, fatuous, feebleminded*, half baked*, half witted*, harebrained*, ill advised, ill considered, imbecilic, imprudent,… … New thesaurus
foolish — adj. foolish to + inf. (it was foolish to take the test without preparation; he was foolish to try) * * * [ fuːlɪʃ] foolish to + inf. (it was foolish to take the test without preparation; he was foolish to try) … Combinatory dictionary
foolish — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
foolish — [fo͞ol′ish] adj. [ME folish] 1. without good sense; silly; unwise 2. a) ridiculous; absurd b) abashed; embarrassed 3. Archaic humble SYN. ABSURD foolishly adv. foolishne … English World dictionary
foolish — 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;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
foolish — adj. (of a person, action, etc.) lacking good sense or judgement; unwise. Derivatives: foolishly adv. foolishness n … Useful english dictionary
foolish — [[t]fu͟ːlɪʃ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf If someone s behaviour or action is foolish, it is not sensible and shows a lack of good judgement. It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily... It is foolish to risk skin cancer.… … English dictionary
foolish — fool|ish [ˈfu:lıʃ] adj 1.) a foolish action, remark etc is stupid and shows that someone is not thinking sensibly = ↑silly ▪ I ve never heard anything so foolish in all my life. ▪ It would be foolish to ignore his advice. be foolish enough to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
foolish — foolishly, adv. foolishness, n. /fooh lish/, adj. 1. resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech. 2. lacking forethought or caution. 3. trifling, insignificant, or paltry. [1250 1300; ME… … Universalium
