noddy
Foolish, silly, stupidFoolish, silly, stupid.
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» Noddy wears a blue hat and red shoes.
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2 senses(England, regional)Foolish, silly, stupid.
(archaic)Drowsy, sleepy.
Examples
3 sentencesNoddy wears a blue hat and red shoes.
Noddy drives a yellow car.
Noddy is a cab driver.
Origin
Noun etymology 1 sense 1 is possibly from nod (“to incline the head up and down; to graduaNoun etymology 1 sense 1 is possibly from nod (“to incline the head up and down; to gradually fall asleep”) + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns or familiar names); or a shortening of noddypoll, an obsolete alteration of hoddypoll (“fumbling, inept person”).
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Forms
more noddy, most noddy| Comparative | more noddy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most noddy Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.