a word used for misbehaving children; don't be a silly'
silly (n.)
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 ]
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; a dizzy blonde; light-headed teenagers; silly giggles
[ Syn: airheaded , dizzy , empty-headed , featherbrained , giddy , light-headed , lightheaded ]
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 ]
dazed from or as if from repeated blows; knocked silly by the impact; slaphappy with exhaustion
[ Syn: punch-drunk , slaphappy ]