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foolish

2 syllables
adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, foolish means lacking good sense or judgement.

Meanings of foolish

3 meanings

adjective

  1. of a personan actionetc.Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

  2. Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

  3. Having or revealing stupidity

    “ridiculous anserine behavior”

    “a dopey answer”

    “a dopey kid”

    Similar: anserine, dopy, dopey, goosey, goosy, gooselike

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for foolish →
adjective: having or revealing stupidity
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Words that rhyme with foolish

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