The meaning of Silly

noun

A stupid person.

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The mere mention of the words ‘far right’ calls forth an image of tattooed boneheads or the spectre…

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!

noun

A stupid person.

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That most people in pop music are complete chuckleheads is beyond doubt; but having a bald head and…

noun

A foolish or easily deceived person.

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I was left feeling a bit of a chump

noun

A foolish or stupid person

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What a chump he was to quit his job.

noun

A lump of earth or clay.

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Frost is essential for breaking up clods into manageable sizes

noun

A stupid or silly person.

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This is what causes otherwise innocent young children to grow up into a population of stupid dimwits!

noun

A stupid person

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I've completely forgotten what i came in here for - i'm such a dimwit!, look where you're going, di…

adjective

(of a person) stupid; idiotic.

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A doltish character

adjective

Stupid

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He plays a doltish detective who misses clues that are staring him in the face., they spend every e…

noun

A drug taken illegally for recreational purposes, especially cannabis.

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My dad caught me smoking dope

verb

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to enhance or inhibit sporting performance.

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The horse was doped before the race

adjective

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to inhibit or enhance sporting performance.

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The horse was doped before the race

noun

A model or replica of a human being.

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A waxwork dummy

verb

(chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent.

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Blanco dummied past a static defence

noun

A person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.

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He was baffled by arithmetic and they called him a dunce at school

noun

A person who is slow to learn or stupid, especially at school

adjective

Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

Usage examples:

Her breathing was erratic

noun

A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action.

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The source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics

adjective

Changing suddenly and unexpectedly

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An erratic schedule

noun

A stupid person.

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You're a fathead who doesn't understand a joke

noun

A stupid person

noun

An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength.

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The new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering

noun

An act that shows skill, strength, or bravery

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A feat of unusual strength, getting the house painted was quite a feat.

noun

Something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it

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Feat of the eiffel tower is a remarkable feat of engineering., she performed remarkable feats of or…

adjective

Recklessly bold or rash.

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It would be foolhardy to go into the scheme without support

adjective

Taking unnecessary or foolish risks

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He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the tree to recover his kite.

adjective

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

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He was foolish enough to confide in her

noun

A silly, foolish, or eccentric person.

noun

Cheap wine, especially when sold in large cartons.

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We sat in the kitchen drinking the rest of the goon

adjective

Very stupid.

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I was able to hum its idiotic theme tune

adjective

Stupid

noun

A stupid person.

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No matter what you call the mentally deficient, that term will come to be an insult when applied to…

adjective

Stupid; idiotic.

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Try not to make imbecile remarks

noun

A stupid person

adjective

Extremely stupid

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That was an imbecilic thing to do!, she looked at me with an imbecilic grin.

adjective

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

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It would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind

adjective

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…

adjective

(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

adjective

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.

noun

A stupid person.

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First, you had every right to break up with me because i was a complete jackass and a moron and you…

noun

A silly, stupid person

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Why is russ behaving like such a jackass?

noun

A stupid person.

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While sitting on the side of the road with nothing to do, the two knuckleheads decided to smoke a j…

noun

A stupid person

noun

A stupid person.

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I was never one of those lamebrains who thought cop work was glamorous

adjective

Mentally ill; insane.

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He felt as if he were going mad

adverb

Very; extremely.

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He was mad cool—we immediately hit it off

verb

Make (someone) mad.

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Had i but seen thy picture in this plight, it would have madded me

adjective

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

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A generation of mindless vandals

adjective

Not reasonable or understandable

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People waste a lot of time doing mindless things.

noun

A foolish or stupid person.

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And, as a reader recently suggested, it would allow movie watchers to gang up on the nincompoops wh…

noun

A foolish or stupid person

noun

A foolish and weak person.

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Except for a scant few, the characters in st. elmo's fire are all either weasels, deceptive clods o…

noun

A foolish person

noun

A silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse).

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I want nothing to do with that bunch of nitwits!

noun

A foolish or stupid person

noun

An extremely stupid person

noun

The round head of a pin.

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The same printer that publishes bible verses on pinheads prints the radio frequencies on sectional …

noun

The very small round end of a pin

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The problem was caused by a hole no larger than a pinhead.

adjective

Acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous.

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It would be extremely rash to make such an assumption

noun

An area of redness and spots on a person's skin, appearing especially as a result of allergy or illness.

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A red itchy rash appeared on her legs

adjective

Heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous.

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You mustn't be so reckless

adjective

(of a person) disorganized and lacking in concentration.

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A scatterbrained blonde

noun

A foolish or gullible person.

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Stop grinning at me like a simpleton

noun

A person without the usual ability to use reason and understand

adjective

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…

noun

A stupid person.

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What do these thickheads think they're going to achieve by throwing eggs and breaking windows?

adjective

(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

adjective

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…

adjective

Having or showing a low level of intelligence.

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A good-natured but unintelligent boy

adjective

Likely to give way; not stable.

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The unstable cliff tops

adjective

Not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last

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It is a poor and politically unstable country., he’s emotionally unstable – you never know how he’l…

adjective

Foolish; stupid.

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A witless retort

adjective

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, …