silly
sil·ly
adjective \ˈsi-lē\sil·li·ersil·li·est
Definition of SILLY
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: being stunned or dazed <scared silly> <knocked me silly>
— sil·li·ly \ˈsi-lə-lē\ adverb
— sil·li·ness \ˈsi-lē-nəs\ noun
— silly noun or adverb
Examples of SILLY
- I hope I didn't make any silly mistakes.
- The idea does seem a bit silly.
- That's the silliest thing I've ever heard.
- You drove in this weather? What a silly thing to do!
- Silly me. I locked myself out of the car again.
- Ask a silly question, and you get a silly answer.
- “I can't ask you to do that.” “Don't be silly. It is my pleasure.”
- What a silly little purse. It looks too small to hold everything that I'd need to carry.
- I'm tired of watching silly movies.
- The book was a silly waste of time.
Origin of SILLY
Middle English sely, silly happy, innocent, pitiable, feeble, from Old English sǣlig, from sǣl happiness; akin to Old High German sālig happy
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to SILLY
- Synonyms
- birdbrained, ditzy (or ditsy), dizzy, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, futile, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, light-minded, puerile, scatterbrained, giddy, yeasty
- Antonyms
- earnest, serious, serious-minded, sober, unfrivolous
See Synonym Discussion at simple
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