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How to pronounce foolish in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms anserine, dopey, dopy, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky
Derivation foolishness
Type Words
Derivation foolishness


foolish remarks.
a foolish decision.

Examples of foolish

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It's not like this is ancient history, when Roethlisberger was some foolish kid.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Let him hear from others that the idea is narcissistic, insensitive and foolish.
From the stltoday.com
They are not so foolish as to make any moves which would destroy their eceonomy.
From the independent.co.uk
That will probably turn out to be one of the most foolish contracts in baseball.
From the post-gazette.com
Indeed, it's so bad, it almost makes you feel foolish for liking the first film.
From the usatoday.com
The Democratic strategy on the FISA legislation in the House is equally foolish.
From the time.com
Manager Ned Yost told reporters before the game that such talk had been foolish.
From the jsonline.com
Granted, she may consider me competition, but she just looks foolish every time.
From the sltrib.com
Howe calls himself foolish for assuming the city would have enough to go around.
From the omaha.com
More examples
  • Devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
  • Anserine: having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
  • (foolishness) folly: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
  • (foolishness) folly: the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
  • (foolishness) stupidity: a stupid mistake
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