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foolish

/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/ adjective B1
  1. Lacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.
  2. Not based on good sense or judgement; as a fool would do or conclude.
  3. Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
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Baloo knows it; I know it; the Pack know it; and even the foolish, foolish deer know.
The Jungle Book, p. 16 · B2
I passed the days in singing.” They then said in derision: “If you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter.”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 4 · B2
“He is powerful and terrible, and if you come on an idle or foolish errand to bother the wise reflections of the Great Wizard, he might be angry and destroy you all in an instant.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 62 · B2
“But it is not a foolish errand, nor an idle one,” replied the Scarecrow; “it is important.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 62 · B2

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