foolish
Lacking good sense or judgement as a general traitLacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.
» Tom is being quite foolish, isn't he?
Том поводиться як ідіот, еге ж? — deniko
Том дуркує, ні? — deniko
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3 sensesLacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.
dumm, närrisch, töricht
глу́пыйglúpyj, дура́цкийduráckij, дурно́йdurnój
дурни́йdurnýj
devoid of good sense or judgment
(usually)Not based on good sense or judgement; as a fool would do or conclude.
Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
dumm, töricht, närrisch
Examples
413 sentencesTom is being quite foolish, isn't he?
Том поводиться як ідіот, еге ж? — deniko
I decided not to do such a foolish thing.
Я вирішив не робити таку дурницю. — uaspeaker
ruЯ решил не делать такую глупую вещь. — Hellerick
You're young and foolish.
Ти молодий та дурний. — deniko
Tom is foolish.
Том нерозумний. — deniko
deTom ist töricht. — Felixjp
This is foolish.
Це ідіотизм. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish.From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish.
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Forms
more foolish, most foolish| Comparative | more foolish Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most foolish Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
44 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- foolish enough to
- be foolish enough
- would be foolish
- foolish enough
- be foolish to
- foolish to do
- look foolish
- foolish thing
- to look foolish
- what a foolish
- was very foolish
- being being foolish