silly
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
sillier;
silliest
sillier;
silliest
Britannica Dictionary definition of SILLY
[also more silly; most silly]
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having or showing a lack of thought, understanding, or good judgment
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foolish or stupid
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I hope I didn't make any silly mistakes.
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The idea does seem a bit silly.
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That's the silliest thing I've ever heard.
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You drove in this weather? What a silly thing to do!
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Silly me. I locked myself out of the car again.
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Ask a silly question, and you get a silly answer.
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He looks silly [=ridiculous] wearing that huge floppy hat.
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“I can't ask you to do that.” “Don't be silly. It is my pleasure.”
2
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not practical or sensible
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What a silly little purse. It looks too small to hold everything that I'd need to carry.
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a
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not serious, meaningful, or important
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I'm tired of watching silly movies.
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The book was a silly waste of time.
b
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playful and funny
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I like a man who can be silly without being immature.
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He made a silly face.
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He has a silly sense of humor.
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not used before a noun
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in a condition in which you are unable to think clearly
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The ball hit him in the head and knocked him silly.
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He was beaten silly by thugs.
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They drank themselves silly. [=they got extremely drunk]
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the silliness of the whole idea
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silly
/ˈsɪli/
adverb
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silly
/ˈsɪli/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of SILLY
informal
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to an extreme degree
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I'm scared silly [=I'm very scared] of speaking to such a large group.
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She was bored silly throughout much of the class.
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silly
/ˈsɪli/
noun
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silly
/ˈsɪli/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SILLY
[noncount]
informal
— used to address someone who is being silly
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No, silly, I don't need that one; I need the other one.
