Definitions for foolish

foolish fool·ish

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IPA: /ˈfu lɪʃ/

Foolish is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 100 anagrams from letters in foolish (fhiloos).

Definitions for foolish

adjective

  1. resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise:
  2. lacking forethought or caution.
  3. trifling, insignificant, or paltry.

Origin of foolish

First recorded in 1250-1300, foolish is from the Middle English word folish, foolish. See fool1, -ish1

Examples for foolish

Jeff cleared his throat and looked about with foolish importance.

McConnell did what he did in 2005, and he was foolish enough to boast about it in public less than two weeks before an election.

Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment.

Sweden explores new frontiers in our misguided, foolish, pointless obsession with rating and censoring entertainment.

Above all, shun the snares of women, for they are ever set for the foolish feet of the young.

How foolish to ask what is the best education for one or seven or sixty million souls!

But God must be able to let them know what foolish creatures they are, majie!

One strip, foolish Grandpa and Sour Henry, shows Grandpa being hit on the head by a sandbag and blown up by dynamite.

The only thing these “tests” reveal is a window into the foolish psyche of whomever applies them.

Your brother was foolish enough to leave his boat in Rushton's care.

Word Value for foolish
Scrable

13

Words with friends

13

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