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sillily

Variant of silly

adjective sillier, silliest

  1. Obsolete
    1. simple; plain; innocent
    2. feeble; infirm; helpless
  2. Now Rare feebleminded; imbecile
  3. having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.: often used in a weakened sense to mean “unreasonably concerned”: don't be silly, it's no bother
  4. frivolous or trivial
  5. Informal dazed or senseless, as from a blow

noun pl. sillies

a silly person

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