foolish
resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered: unwise: a foolish action;a foolish speech.
lacking forethought or caution.
trifling, insignificant, or paltry.
Origin of foolish
1Other words for foolish
Other words from foolish
- fool·ish·ly, adverb
- fool·ish·ness, noun
- o·ver·fool·ish, adjective
- o·ver·fool·ish·ly, adverb
- qua·si-fool·ish, adjective
- qua·si-fool·ish·ly, adverb
- un·fool·ish, adjective
- un·fool·ish·ly, adverb
Words Nearby foolish
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How to use foolish in a sentence
Sweden explores new frontiers in our misguided, foolish, pointless obsession with rating and censoring entertainment.
The Insane Swedish Plan to Rate Games for Sexism | Nick Gillespie | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne strip, foolish Grandpa and Sour Henry, shows Grandpa being hit on the head by a sandbag and blown up by dynamite.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMcConnell did what he did in 2005, and he was foolish enough to boast about it in public less than two weeks before an election.
The only thing these “tests” reveal is a window into the foolish psyche of whomever applies them.
Ex-NFL Linebacker: We Talk Around Race, Not About It | Carl Banks | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBradlee felt deceived by his friends but, “with both of them gone from my life, resentment seemed foolish.”
The Bizarre Tale of Ben Bradlee, JFK, and the Master Spy | Will Rahn | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It's an idle question, I know; wise men and musty philosophers say that regrets are foolish.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairFor others life is but a foolish leisure with mock activities and mimic avocations to mask its uselessness.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockMore foolish, more culpable weakness was never shown than in thus yielding to these schemes.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodThey that sit on mount Seir, and the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwell in Sichem.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousFeeling sixteen and very foolish, she sank to the edge of a chair and muttered something about the charm of the room.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for foolish
/ (ˈfuːlɪʃ) /
unwise; silly
resulting from folly or stupidity
ridiculous or absurd; not worthy of consideration
weak-minded; simple
an archaic word for insignificant
Derived forms of foolish
- foolishly, adverb
- foolishness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with foolish
see penny wise and pound foolish.
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