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silly, punch-drunk, slaphappy
(adjective) dazed from or as if from repeated blows; “knocked silly by the impact”; “slaphappy with exhaustion”; “punch-drunk with love”
pathetic, ridiculous, silly
(adjective) inspiring scornful pity; “how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years”- Dashiell Hammett
airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly
(adjective) lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; “a dizzy blonde”; “light-headed teenagers”; “silly giggles”
goofy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany
(adjective) ludicrous, foolish; “wore a goofy hat”; “a silly idea”; “some wacky plan for selling more books”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
silliest
superlative form of silly: most silly.
Adverb
silliest
comparative degree of silly: most sillily.
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Source: Wiktionary
SILLY
Sil"ly, a. [Compar. Sillier; superl. Silliest.] Etym: [OE. seely, sely, AS. s, ges, happy, good, fr. s, s, good, happy, s good fortune, happines; akin to OS. salig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. salig, Icel. s, Sw. säll, Dan. salig, Goth. s good, kind, and perh. also to L. sollus whole, entire, Gr. sarva. Cf. Seel, n.]
1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] "This silly, innocent Custance." Chaucer. The silly virgin strove him to withstand. Spenser. A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. Robynson (More's Utopia).
3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.] After long storms . . . With which my silly bark was tossed sore. Spenser. The silly buckets on the deck. Coleridge.
4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.] A fourth man, in a sillyhabit. Shak. All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep. Milton.
5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
Syn.
– Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise; indiscreet. See Simple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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