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def |
devoid of good sense or judgment |
examples |
foolish remarks a foolish decision
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Outgoing links |
Also see |
impolitic; imprudent; inadvisable, unadvisable; ill-advised, unadvised |
Derivationally related form |
foolish → foolishness |
Antonym |
foolish → wise |
Similar to |
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous; asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous; cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany; fond; harebrained, insane, mad; ill-conceived, misguided; rattlebrained, rattlepated, scatterbrained, scatty; unwise |
Incoming links |
Also see |
inadvisable, unadvisable; ill-advised, unadvised; impolitic; imprudent |
Antonym |
wise → foolish |
Similar to |
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous; asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous; cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany; fond; harebrained, insane, mad; ill-conceived, misguided; rattlebrained, rattlepated, scatterbrained, scatty; unwise |
Derived from adjective |
foolishly → foolish |
Derivationally related form |
foolishness → foolish |
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