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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foolish \Fool"ish\, a. 1. Marked with or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. I am a very foolish fond old man. --Shak. 2. Such as a fool would do proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as a foolish act 3. Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible. A foolish figure he must make --Prior. Syn: Absurd; shallow; shallow-brained; brainless; simple; irrational; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; silly; ridiculous; vain; trifling; contemptible. See {Absurd}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: foolish adj 1: devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" [ant: {wise}] 2: (informal) having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {dopey}, {fool(a)}, {goosey}, {goosy}, {gooselike}]
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