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      silly
      noun
      (colloquial) A silly person.
      (endearing, gently derogatory) A term of address.
      (colloquial) A mistake.
      adjective
      Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
      (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
      Good; pious.
      Holy.
      Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
      Sickly; feeble; infirm.
      Rustic, homely.
      Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:
      Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
      (Scotland) Mentally retarded.
      Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
      (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
      Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
      (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
      (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
      (chiefly Scotland, obsolete) Blessed, particularly:
      (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
      (now rustic UK, rare) Simple, plain, particularly:
      (obsolete) Lowly, of humble station.
      (obsolete) Rustic, uneducated, unlearned.
      adverb
      (now regional or colloquial) Sillily: in a silly manner.
      Synonyms for silly
      featherbrainedadjridiculousadjgoofyadjstupidadjfoolishadjwackyadjidioticadjdaftadjasinineadjfatuousadjslaphappyadjdopeyadjdumbadjmoronicadjabsurdadjnonsensicaladjludicrousadjinaneadjlaughableadjharebrainedadjpreposterousadjchildishadjimbecilicadj
      Words related to silly
      glaikitzanyadjcrackbrainedadjlamebrainedtomfoolnasininelyadvgoosyadjdaffinessnstupidnessnbirdbrainednmuttonheadnpatheticadjmoronicallyadvsapheadnclownishlyadvgoofballnlaughablenessn

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