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单词 damfool
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Definition of damfool in English:

damfool

adjectiveˈdamfuːlˌdæmˈful
dated, informal
  • attributive Thoroughly foolish.

    what a damfool question
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nights spent getting punchy with Mel, Barron, Paul, Tim, Robert, and other of my partners in damfool schemes.
    • That being said, any damfool writer who has gone some way realized that the medium of the printed page is way, way superior to any other medium, including film or television.
    • ‘Well, there's only so many jobs’ is a damfool thing to say.
    • I had the horrifying realization as I did some organizing that I will never have to buy another pen for the rest of my damfool life.
    • Eisenhower is said to have called the appointment ‘the biggest damfool mistake I ever made.’
    Synonyms
    foolish, stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, brainless, mindless, witless, imbecilic, imbecile, doltish
noun ˈdamfuːlˌdæmˈful
dated, informal
  • A foolish person.

    you're a damfool not to write
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Did you see them damfools in that little blue sports car with the Georgia plates driving around all afternoon?
    • I just hate what some damfools try to do in His Name.
    • I, like a damfool, followed a deer - wanted to see her jump a fence.
    • And as for Saints, sainted damfools, more the like.
 
 

Definition of damfool in US English:

damfool

(also damfoolish)
adjectiveˌdamˈfo͞olˌdæmˈful
dated, informal
  • attributive Thoroughly foolish.

    what a damfool question
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That being said, any damfool writer who has gone some way realized that the medium of the printed page is way, way superior to any other medium, including film or television.
    • ‘Well, there's only so many jobs’ is a damfool thing to say.
    • Eisenhower is said to have called the appointment ‘the biggest damfool mistake I ever made.’
    • I had the horrifying realization as I did some organizing that I will never have to buy another pen for the rest of my damfool life.
    • Nights spent getting punchy with Mel, Barron, Paul, Tim, Robert, and other of my partners in damfool schemes.
    Synonyms
    foolish, stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, brainless, mindless, witless, imbecilic, imbecile, doltish
nounˌdamˈfo͞olˌdæmˈful
dated, informal
  • A stupid or foolish person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Did you see them damfools in that little blue sports car with the Georgia plates driving around all afternoon?
    • And as for Saints, sainted damfools, more the like.
    • I, like a damfool, followed a deer - wanted to see her jump a fence.
    • I just hate what some damfools try to do in His Name.
 
 
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