Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - foolish
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Foolish
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~ adj 1 a foolish action, remark etc is stupid and shows that someone is not thinking sensibly (I've never heard anything so foolish in all my life. | it is foolish (of sb) to do sth) (It was foolish of them to expect the economy to recover so quickly.) 2 a foolish person behaves in a silly way or looks silly (I was young and foolish at the time. | a foolish grin) - foolishly adv (She foolishly agreed to go with them.) - foolishness n
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1. If someone’s behaviour or action is foolish, it is not sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily... It is foolish to risk skin cancer. ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf • foolishly He admitted that he had acted foolishly. ADV: usu ADV with v • foolishness They don’t accept any foolishness when it comes to spending money. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you look or feel foolish, you look or feel so silly or ridiculous that people are likely to laugh at you. I didn’t want him to look foolish and be laughed at. = ridiculous ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • foolishly He saw me standing there, grinning foolishly at him. ADV: ADV after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adj. (of a person, action, etc.) lacking good sense or judgement; unwise. Derivatives foolishly adv. foolishness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. глупый, безрассудный; взбалмошный how foolish of you! —- как глупо (с вашей стороны)! it was a foolish thing to say —- глупо было говорить это 2. дурацкий, нелепый to look foolish —- выглядеть нелепо, оказаться в глупом положении foolish hope —- тщетная надежда to feel foolish —- неловко себя чувствовать, почувствовать себя в глупом положении 3. слабоумный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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