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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
“Indeed,” Baloo began, “I am no more than the old and sometimes very foolish Teacher of the Law to the Seeonee wolf-cubs, and Bagheera here--”
The Jungle Book, p. 44 · B2
“Chattering, foolish, vain--vain, foolish, and chattering, are the monkeys.
The Jungle Book, p. 45 · B2
The monkeys dragged him into the Cold Lairs late in the afternoon, and instead of going to sleep, as Mowgli would have done after a long journey, they joined hands and danced about and sang their foolish songs.
The Jungle Book, p. 49 · B2

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