silly
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(noun) a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" |
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Related Words: child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster |
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(satellite adjective) (informal) dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" |
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Synonyms: punch-drunk, slaphappy |
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(satellite adjective) inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett |
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Synonyms: pathetic, ridiculous |
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(satellite adjective) (informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" |
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Synonyms: cockamamie, cockamamy, fool, goofy, sappy, unreasonable, wacky, zany |
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(satellite adjective) lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" |
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Synonyms: airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed |
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