foolishly
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/ˈfuːlɪʃli/
Definition of foolishly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a foolish manner.
“He dressed foolishly to entertain the children.”
“I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural aukwardness.”
““Nothing to speak of,” said Adam Woodcock, answering for the boy—“a foolish quarrel with me, which was more foolishly told over again to my honoured lady, cost the poor boy his place.[…]””
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adv
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In a foolish manner.
“He dressed foolishly to entertain the children.”
“I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural aukwardness.”
““Nothing to speak of,” said Adam Woodcock, answering for the boy—“a foolish quarrel with me, which was more foolishly told over again to my honoured lady, cost the poor boy his place.[…]””
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Without good judgment.
“Foolishly, he had decided that, because a home was the best investment, two homes were even better.”
“Now Mr. Bush plans to pour more arms into this unstable region and add fuel to the volatile powderkeg he has foolishly created.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English folysly, folysschly; equivalent to foolish + -ly.
Words you can make from foolishly
108 playable · top: SHOOFLY (16 pts)
Best play shoofly 16 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
27 words- FISHY 14 pts
- FILLY 11 pts
- FOLLY 11 pts
- HILLY 11 pts
- HOLLY 11 pts
- HOOFS 11 pts
- HOOLY 11 pts
- SHILY 11 pts
- YOOFS 11 pts
- FILLO 8 pts
- FILLS 8 pts
- FILOS 8 pts
- FOILS 8 pts
- FOLIO 8 pts
- FOOLS 8 pts
- HILLO 8 pts
- HILLS 8 pts
- HOLLO 8 pts
- HOLOS 8 pts
- LOOFS 8 pts
- SHILL 8 pts
- SHOOL 8 pts
- SILLY 8 pts
- SLILY 8 pts
- YILLS 8 pts
- LILOS 5 pts
- OLIOS 5 pts
4-letter words
33 words- FISH 10 pts
- FOYS 10 pts
- HOLY 10 pts
- HOOF 10 pts
- HOYS 10 pts
- YOOF 10 pts
- FILL 7 pts
- FILO 7 pts
- FILS 7 pts
- FOIL 7 pts
- FOOL 7 pts
- FOOS 7 pts
- HILL 7 pts
- HOLO 7 pts
- HOLS 7 pts
- ILLY 7 pts
- LILY 7 pts
- LOOF 7 pts
- OILY 7 pts
- OOHS 7 pts
- SHOO 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- YILL 7 pts
- ILLS 4 pts
- LILO 4 pts
- LOOS 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
- OLIO 4 pts
- SILL 4 pts
- SILO 4 pts
- SOIL 4 pts
- SOLI 4 pts
- SOLO 4 pts
3-letter words
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