The meaning of Foolish

adjective

Stupid; very foolish.

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A brainless bimbo

adjective

Stupid or thoughtless

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That was a brainless thing to do!

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Stupid

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A half-witted remark

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Very stupid.

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I was able to hum its idiotic theme tune

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Stupid

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Unwise or not carefully considered

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Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.

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It would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind

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Not wise, and likely to have bad results

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Imprudent borrowing/lending, imprudent to do sth they were advised that it would be imprudent to be…

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(of a person or an action) heedless of potential problems or risks.

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He blames incautious borrowing during the boom

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Not showing or giving careful thought to the possible results

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Incautious remark bill and sandra haven't spoken to each other since he made an incautious remark a…

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Having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain private or secret.

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They have been embarrassed by indiscreet friends

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Not careful in saying or doing things that should be kept secret

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It was indiscreet of you to mention the party – she hasn’t been invited.

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Saying or doing things that tell people things that should be secret or that embarrass people

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In an indiscreet moment, the president let his genuine opinions be known., indiscreet about they ha…

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Showing very poor judgement; unwise.

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I took a few injudicious swigs of potent cider

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Showing bad judgment

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An injudicious remark

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(of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility.

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It would have been irresponsible just to drive on

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Not thinking carefully enough or not caring about what might result from actions taken

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[ + to infinitive ] it would have been irresponsible to let claire drive home when she was so tired.

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Acting or done without justification and with no concern for the consequences.

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A generation of mindless vandals

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Not reasonable or understandable

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People waste a lot of time doing mindless things.

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Having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish.

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Another of his silly jokes

noun

Denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman.

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Silly mid-on

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Showing a lack of thought or judgment; not serious and not showing much intelligence

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A silly grin, i watched another silly movie last night., it’s time to stop the silliness and get se…

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Having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.

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I was stupid enough to think she was perfect

noun

A stupid person (often used as a term of address).

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You're not a coward, stupid!

adjective

Lacking thought or intelligence

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I just made another stupid mistake., turn off that stupid program!, can you believe my stupidity? i…

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(of a person or their behaviour) not showing consideration for the needs of other people.

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It was thoughtless of her to have rushed out and not said where she would be going

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Not showing care for others

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I’m sorry i was late – it was thoughtless of me not to call., he thoughtlessly made an unkind remar…

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Having or showing a low level of intelligence.

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A good-natured but unintelligent boy

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Not guided by or based on good sense.

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She knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity

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Not based on or using good judgment; not fair

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It’s unreasonable to expect him to work every weekend., he thinks the cops acted unreasonably.

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Not fair or acceptable

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A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands., be unreasonable for sb/st…

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(of a person or action) not wise or sensible; foolish.

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It is unwise to rely on hearsay evidence

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Not showing good judgment or understanding of a situation

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We made several unwise investments and lost quite a bit of money.

adjective

Foolish; stupid.

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A witless retort

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Stupid or showing no intelligence

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In the book, anna is forced to take care of her witless cousin., she was scared witless of robert, …