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silly

• (s) ludicrous, foolish
  • gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
  • wore a goofy hat
  • a silly idea
  • some wacky plan for selling more books
  cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, wacky, whacky, zany,
• (s) lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
  • a dizzy blonde
  • light-headed teenagers
  • silly giggles
  airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained, dizzy, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed,
• (s) inspiring scornful pity
  • "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
  ridiculous, pathetic,
• (s) dazed from or as if from repeated blows
  • knocked silly by the impact
  • slaphappy with exhaustion
  punch-drunk, slaphappy,

Nouns

• (n) a word used for misbehaving children
  • don't be a silly

Synonyms

cockamamie cockamamy goofy sappy wacky whacky zany airheaded empty-headed featherbrained dizzy giddy lightheaded light-headed ridiculous pathetic punch-drunk slaphappy

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