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silly

/'sɪli/

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adjective
inspiring scornful pity
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"how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"

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pathetic ridiculous undignified
adjective
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
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"silly giggles"

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airheaded dizzy empty-headed featherbrained giddy light-headed lightheaded frivolous
adjective
ludicrous, foolish
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"a silly idea"

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goofy wacky whacky zany foolish
adjective
dazed from or as if from repeated blows
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"knocked silly by the impact"

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punch-drunk slaphappy confused
noun
a word used for misbehaving children
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"don't be a silly"

type of:
child shaver small fry tiddler tike tyke youngster fry kid minor nestling nipper

Usage of silly

"colloquialism"