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silly::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pathetic, ridiculous |
| Derivation | silliness |
how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years.
silly::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded |
| Derivation | silliness |
silly giggles.
silly::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | punch-drunk, slaphappy |
knocked silly by the impact.
Examples of silly
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In my cartoons, I try to expose the silly and absurd ways that Americans behave.
From the cnn.com
It is a solid two-and-a-half hours of silly entertainment and you should all go.
From the hecklerspray.com
Yes, Tuilagi was silly leaping off a ferry, but we all do silly things at times.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Swann comes in at silly mid-on comes in for Finn, who has just the one slip now.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I've always thought it was silly to bury trash in productive land, so I recycle.
From the freep.com
Even Peyton Manning had competition from Ryan Leaf, as silly as that sounds now.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
I know infinitely more about your silly religion than you can ever hope to know.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Don't be silly, they mean at peak producing power it can power that money homes.
From the independent.co.uk
I would call him Mr Bean, except that Mr Bean knows he is silly and cack-handed.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"
- Cockamamie: ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
- Airheaded: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
- Pathetic: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
- Punch-drunk: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"
- (silliness) absurdity: a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
- (silliness) giddiness: an impulsive scatterbrained manner
- Silly is a German rock band. Founded in East Germany in the year 1978, Silly was one of the country's most popular music acts, and was well known for its charismatic lead singer Tamara Danz. ...
- Silly (Dutch: Opzullik) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Silly had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 67.68 square kilometres (26.13u00A0squ00A0mi) which gives a population density of 118 inhabitants per kmu00B2.
