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foolish

[ foo-lish ]

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

/ ˈڳːɪʃ /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈڴǴDZ, adverb
  • ˈڴǴDZԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ڴǴDZ·· adverb
  • ڴǴDZ··Ա noun
  • ··ڴǴDZ· adjective
  • o·ver·ڴǴDZ·· adverb
  • ܲ·-ڴǴDZ· adjective
  • qua·si-ڴǴDZ·· adverb
  • ܲ·ڴǴDZ· adjective
  • un·ڴǴDZ·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of foolish1

First recorded in 1250–1300; 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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“And by the way, yes, he comes to me in my dreams, and he always does something silly and foolish and makes me laugh. He would have called me every day.”

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While the campaign will focus on problems close to home, the candidates would be foolish to ignore the global political headwinds.

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Judge Richardson told Cunningham: "You have been very, very foolish and, I'm afraid, you have to be punished."

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"April 2, I call it the 'liberation of America.' We've been the fat, dumb, foolish country that allowed everybody to rip us off."

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On any given night, he might make entire big-league lineups look foolish at the plate.

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What are other ways to say 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 .

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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

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