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Quick definitions from WordNet (silly)
▸ noun: a word used for misbehaving children ("Don't be a silly")
▸ adjective: dazed from or as if from repeated blows ("Knocked silly by the impact")
▸ adjective: inspiring scornful pity ("How silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett")
▸ adjective: pungent adjectives of disesteem ("A silly idea")
▸ adjective: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity ("Silly giggles")
▸ Also see silliness
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▸ noun: a word used for misbehaving children ("Don't be a silly")
▸ adjective: dazed from or as if from repeated blows ("Knocked silly by the impact")
▸ adjective: inspiring scornful pity ("How silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett")
▸ adjective: pungent adjectives of disesteem ("A silly idea")
▸ adjective: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity ("Silly giggles")
▸ Also see silliness
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to silly
▸ Usage examples for silly
▸ Idioms related to silly (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing silly
▸ Popular nouns described by silly
▸ Words that often appear near silly
▸ Rhymes of silly
▸ Invented words related to silly