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单词 foolishly
释义

foolish

adjective

fool·​ish ˈfü-lish How to pronounce foolish (audio)
1
: having or showing a lack of good sense, judgment, or discretion
a foolish mistake
She takes foolish risks.
2
a
: absurd, ridiculous
He looked foolish in that hat.
b
: marked by a loss of composure : nonplussed
He felt foolish when he couldn't remember where he had parked the car.
3
: insignificant, trifling
foolishly adverb

Synonyms

  • absurd
  • asinine
  • balmy
  • brainless
  • bubbleheaded
  • cockeyed
  • crackpot
  • crazy
  • cuckoo
  • daffy
  • daft
  • dippy
  • dotty
  • fatuous
  • featherheaded
  • fool
  • half-baked
  • harebrained
  • half-witted
  • inept
  • insane
  • jerky
  • kooky
  • kookie
  • loony
  • looney
  • lunatic
  • lunkheaded
  • mad
  • nonsensical
  • nutty
  • preposterous
  • sappy
  • screwball
  • senseless
  • silly
  • simpleminded
  • stupid
  • tomfool
  • unwise
  • wacky
  • whacky
  • weak-minded
  • witless
  • zany
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Example Sentences

He was wearing a foolish grin. She's been taking foolish risks. Those flashy clothes make her look foolish. She must feel foolish wearing those flashy clothes. I never thought you'd be foolish enough to believe him.
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Word History

Etymology

see fool entry 1

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

foolish

adjective

fool·​ish ˈfü-lish How to pronounce foolish (audio)
: showing or resulting from lack of good sense
a foolish man
a foolish choice

foolishly

adverb

1
as in recklessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • recklessly
  • crazily
  • rashly
  • imprudently
  • brazenly
  • impulsively
  • insanely
  • impetuously
  • foolhardily
  • brashly
  • heedlessly
  • audaciously
  • incautiously
  • overconfidently
  • daringly
  • hardily
  • adventurously
  • self-confidently
  • thoughtlessly
  • firmly
  • precipitately
  • resolutely
  • determinedly
  • boldly
  • stoutly
  • spiritedly
  • courageously
  • fearlessly
  • venturously
  • wildly
  • hastily
  • hotheadedly
  • valiantly
  • stalwartly
  • intrepidly
  • pluckily
  • gamely
  • manfully
  • venturesomely
  • dauntlessly
  • grittily
  • spunkily
  • valorously
  • bravely
  • heroically
  • gallantly
  • gutsily
  • doughtily
  • stoutheartedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fearfully
  • cravenly
  • timidly
  • cowardly
  • timorously
  • spinelessly
  • diffidently
  • shyly
  • nervously
  • anxiously
  • prudently
  • cautiously
  • apprehensively
  • pusillanimously
  • carefully
  • skittishly
  • spiritlessly
  • heedfully
  • mousily
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2
as in unwisely

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • unwisely
  • inadequately
  • insufficiently
  • unsatisfactorily
  • pointlessly
  • senselessly
  • undesirably
  • irrelevantly
  • mistakenly
  • erroneously
  • wrongly
  • imperfectly
  • meaninglessly
  • incorrectly
  • improperly
  • misguidedly
  • inaccurately
  • inappropriately
  • extraneously
  • inaptly
  • fallibly
  • faultily
  • unsuitably
  • amiss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rightly
  • properly
  • appropriately
  • aptly
  • well
  • correctly
  • suitably
  • fittingly
  • sensibly
  • right
  • perfectly
  • sufficiently
  • infallibly
  • meaningfully
  • wisely
  • prudently
  • adequately
  • pertinently
  • satisfactorily
  • acceptably
  • relevantly
  • sagely
  • germanely
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