foolish

      English

      Etymology

      fool +‎ -ish

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      foolish (comparative foolisher or more foolish, superlative foolishest or most foolish)

      1. (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
      2. Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
        Being foolish once in a while does not make one a foolish person.
        "It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish" - Aeschylus

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