silly (n.)

  1. a word used for misbehaving children; don't be a silly'

    silly (adj.)

  1. ludicrous, foolish; gave me a cockamamie reason for not going; wore a goofy hat; a silly idea; some wacky plan for selling more books

    [ Syn: cockamamie , cockamamy , goofy , sappy , wacky , whacky , zany ]

  2. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; a dizzy blonde; light-headed teenagers; silly giggles

    [ Syn: airheaded , dizzy , empty-headed , featherbrained , giddy , light-headed , lightheaded ]

  3. inspiring scornful pity; how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett

    [ Syn: pathetic , ridiculous ]

  4. dazed from or as if from repeated blows; knocked silly by the impact; slaphappy with exhaustion

    [ Syn: punch-drunk , slaphappy ]

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