Sillily
adjective, sillier, silliest.
1.
weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish:
a silly writer.
2.
absurd; ridiculous; irrational:
a silly idea.
3.
stunned; dazed:
He knocked me silly.
4.
Cricket. (of a fielder or the fielder’s playing position) extremely close to the batsman’s wicket:
silly mid off.
5.
Archaic. rustic; plain; homely.
6.
Archaic. weak; helpless.
7.
Obsolete. lowly in rank or state; humble.
noun, plural sillies.
8.
Informal. a silly or foolish person:
Don’t be such a silly.
adjective -lier, -liest
1.
lacking in good sense; absurd
2.
frivolous, trivial, or superficial
3.
feeble-minded
4.
dazed, as from a blow
5.
(obsolete) homely or humble
noun
6.
(modifier) (cricket) (of a fielding position) near the batsman’s wicket: silly mid-on
7.
(informal) Also called silly-billy, (pl) -lies. a foolish person
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