silly
/ˈsɪl.i/ adjective A2- Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. · They were laughing at a silly joke.· silly grin
- Absurdly large.
- Thoughtless, lacking judgment. · silly mistake
- Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
- Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
Comparative sillier · Superlative silliest
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I’m so afraid I’ll do something silly or forget to do something I should do.
No, for I think he never liked me since the day when I was silly enough, after a little quarrel we had, to propose to him to stop for ten minutes at the island of Monte Cristo to settle the dispute—a proposition which I was wrong to suggest, and he quite right to refuse.
Such silly doings!” was Marilla’s response.
The Goat replied, “Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent.”
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