Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a foolish manner.

    He dressed foolishly to entertain the children.

  2. Without good judgment.

    Foolishly, he had decided that, because a home was the best investment, two homes were even better.

    without good sense or judgment

Examples

23 sentences
  1. He acted foolishly.

    Він повівся безглуздо.

    ruОн поступил глупо.

    deEr handelte sehr töricht.

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  2. My brother is always acting foolishly.

    deMein Bruder blödelt immer herum.

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  3. I foolishly imagined that he was going to help me.

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  4. I'm ashamed because I acted foolishly.

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  5. Tom foolishly dove into shallow water.

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Origin

From Middle English folysly, folysschly; equivalent to foolish + -ly.

From Middle English folysly, folysschly; equivalent to foolish + -ly.

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Forms

more foolishly, most foolishly
Comparativemore foolishly Lesson
Superlativemost foolishly

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfoolish

See also

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