(of a fielding position) near the batsman's wicket
silly mid-on
6. Also called: silly-billyWord forms: plural-lies informal
a foolish person
Derived forms
silliness (ˈsilliness)
noun
Word origin
C15 (in the sense: pitiable, hence the later senses: foolish): from Old English sǣlig (unattested) happy, from sǣl happiness; related to Gothic sēls good
Examples of 'sillier' in a sentence
sillier
The questions got sillier, including one about what kind of clothes women orchestra members wear.
Goldsborough, Robert MURDER IN E MINOR
You know, Prudence, some day you're going to do something really silly - sillier even than this, I mean.
Brent-Dyer, Elinor ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
Now transported to the early 1990s, the broader elements appear even sillier.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Make up something that you find memorable (the sillier the better).
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Suddenly my worries seemed much sillier than my couture.
canada.com (2008)
The closer the book gets to the present, the sillier it becomes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
As the news has become harsher, cinema has become even sillier.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What could be sillier or more incoherent than her outrage?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This practice is one of the sillier achievements of modern civilisation.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He quotes with gentle amusement from some of the sillier fan mail he receives.