silly
adjective
weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish.
sillier
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comparativeof silly.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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One of the sillier interpretations of these events is that somehow Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is failing at his new job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
She says they bring out each other's sillier side and they spend most of their time on set "belly laughing about the most random things".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The awards, which celebrate the sillier side of science, have held raucous ceremonies that see the winners showered with paper aeroplanes at universities in Massachusetts since 1991.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
It’s all the sillier because—to risk taking the president’s goals at face value—there is a way to put lots of American men to work with their hands.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2025
The longer-term the option, the sillier the results generated by the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the greater the opportunity for people who didn’t use it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
