/ˈfuːlɪʃ/
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Translation
Not sensible; showing a lack of good judgement.
Word origin
From fool plus the ending -ish; fool comes from Old French fol, from Latin follis, a bag of air or windbag.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- follis
- English cognates
- fool, folly
Examples
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"Foolish" describes an action that shows bad judgement.
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To "feel foolish" means to feel embarrassed about a silly mistake.
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"Foolish" is a little more formal and serious than "silly".
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