单词 | to a folly |
释义 | > as lemmasto a folly † to a folly: to an absurd degree, extremely; cf. to a fault at fault n. 3c. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adverb] > excessively overfondly1598 to a folly1702 1702 R. Steele Funeral v. 70 That's Generous to a folly. 1778 B. Franklin Let. 3 Sept. in Wks. (1888) VI. 206 I was fond to a folly of our British connections. 1784 Laura & Augustus I. 81 The people are hospitable to a folly. 1835 T. S. Fay Norman Leslie I. iv. 44 She was haughty when excited, and aristocratic to a folly. < as lemmas |
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