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silliest Definition


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silly
adj sillier, silliest
    1. Not sensible; foolish; trivial or frivolous.
      Thesaurus: ridiculous, nonsensical, foolish, absurd, frivolous, stupid, preposterous, hare-brained, fatuous, puerile; Antonym: sensible, wise, mature.
    2. Dazed; senseless.
      Example: She laughed herself silly
      Example: The blow knocked him silly
    3. cricket.
      In a fielding position very near the batsman.
      Example: silly mid-on
noun
    sillies
    1. colloq
      A foolish person.
      Form: silly-billy (also)
Derivative: silliness
noun
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon sælig happy.



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