| slovo | definícia |
foolish
(mass) | foolish
- hlúpy |
foolish
(encz) | foolish,bláhový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
foolish
(encz) | foolish,hloupý adj: |
foolish
(encz) | foolish,nerozumný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
foolish
(encz) | foolish,pošetilý adj: Hynek Hanke |
Foolish
(gcide) | Foolish \Fool"ish\, a.
1. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding;
weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly;
unwise.
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I am a very foolish fond old man. --Shak.
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2. Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind
or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion;
as, a foolish act.
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3. Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.
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A foolish figure he must make. --Prior.
Syn: Absurd; shallow; shallow-brained; brainless; simple;
irrational; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious;
silly; ridiculous; vain; trifling; contemptible. See
Absurd.
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foolish
(wn) | foolish
adj 1: devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a
foolish decision" [ant: wise]
2: having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine
behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea
about rewriting authors' books" [syn: anserine, dopy,
dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky] |
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foolish woman
(encz) | foolish woman, n: |
foolishly
(encz) | foolishly,pošetile adv: Zdeněk Brož |
foolishness
(encz) | foolishness,pošetilost n: Zdeněk Brož |
pound-foolish
(encz) | pound-foolish, adj: |
Foolish
(gcide) | Foolish \Fool"ish\, a.
1. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding;
weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly;
unwise.
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I am a very foolish fond old man. --Shak.
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2. Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind
or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion;
as, a foolish act.
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3. Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.
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A foolish figure he must make. --Prior.
Syn: Absurd; shallow; shallow-brained; brainless; simple;
irrational; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious;
silly; ridiculous; vain; trifling; contemptible. See
Absurd.
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Foolishly
(gcide) | Foolishly \Fool"ish*ly\, adv.
In a foolish manner.
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Foolishness
(gcide) | Foolishness \Fool"ish*ness\, n.
1. The quality of being foolish.
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2. A foolish practice; an absurdity.
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The preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness. --1 Cor. i.
18.
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Tomfoolishness
(gcide) | Tomfoolishness \Tom`fool"ish*ness\, n.
Same as tomfoolery.
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foolish woman
(wn) | foolish woman
n 1: a female fool [syn: flibbertigibbet, foolish woman] |
foolishly
(wn) | foolishly
adv 1: without good sense or judgment; "He acted foolishly when
he agreed to come" [syn: foolishly, unwisely] [ant:
sagely, wisely] |
foolishness
(wn) | foolishness
n 1: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly [syn: folly,
foolishness, unwiseness] [ant: wisdom, wiseness]
2: 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" [syn: folly,
foolishness, craziness, madness]
3: a stupid mistake [syn: stupidity, betise, folly,
foolishness, imbecility] |
pound-foolish
(wn) | pound-foolish
adj 1: unwise in dealing with large sums |
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