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silly
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silly as in a word used for misbehaving children
- “don’t be a silly“
silly as in ludicrous, foolish
- “wore a goofy hat“
- “a silly idea“
- “some wacky plan for selling more books“
Synonyms
- goofy ludicrous, foolish; a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
- wacky ludicrous, foolish; informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- whacky ludicrous, foolish; informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- zany ludicrous, foolish; like a clown; a buffoon in one of the old comedies; a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
silly as in lacking seriousness
- “given to frivolity“
- “a dizzy blonde“
- “light-headed teenagers“
- “silly giggles“
Synonyms
- airheaded lacking seriousness
- dizzy make dizzy or giddy; having or causing a whirling sensation; lacking seriousness
- empty-headed lacking seriousness
- featherbrained lacking seriousness
- giddy having or causing a whirling sensation; lacking seriousness
- light-headed weak and likely to lose consciousness; lacking seriousness
- lightheaded weak and likely to lose consciousness; lacking seriousness
silly as in inspiring scornful pity
- “how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett“
Synonyms
- pathetic deserving or inciting pity; inspiring mixed contempt and pity; inspiring scornful pity
- ridiculous inspiring scornful pity; so unreasonable as to invite derision; broadly or extravagantly humorous
silly as in dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- “knocked silly by the impact“
- “slaphappy with exhaustion“
- “punch-drunk with love“
Synonyms
- punch-drunk dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- slaphappy cheerfully irresponsible; dazed from or as if from repeated blows