foolishly

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/ˈfuːlɪʃli/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

depressed, over, shallow, shy

VERB + FOOLISHLY

acted, acting, am, behaved, dressed, kept, killed, laughing

FOOLISHLY + NOUN

entertain, goose, idiom, you're

PREP.

into

ADV.

again, always, quite

Definitions

adv

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.

Without good judgment.

Foolishly, he had decided that, because a home was the best investment, two homes were even better.

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Synonyms

adverb — without good sense or judgment

unwisely

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He dressed foolishly to entertain the children.

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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.

Wiktionary

“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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You've acted foolishly and you will pay for it.

Tatoeba · #18362

Mary is always acting foolishly.

Tatoeba · #32003

I'm ashamed because I acted foolishly.

Tatoeba · #35491

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