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. — shanghainese

    ruОн поступил глупо. — sharptoothed

    deEr handelte sehr töricht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. My brother is always acting foolishly.

    deMein Bruder blödelt immer herum. — Waldelfe

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

  4. I'm ashamed because I acted foolishly.

  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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