Definition of FOOLISH

foolish

Adjective

  • Lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.
  • devoid of good sense or judgment
    • "foolish remarks"
    • "a foolish decision"

Adjective Satellite

  • having or revealing stupidity

Adj

  • Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

Examples

  • It would be FOOLISH to ignore the bonus squares in Scrabble, as they hold the key to victory.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish.

Synonyms

anserine, dopey, dopy, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky, absurd, asinine, balmy, barmy, bedaft, crackpot, daft, dense, derpy, dim-headed, dim-witted, dull-headed, dull-witted, dumb, duncical, fatuous, fuzzy-headed, fuzzy-minded, gauvison, goofy, idiotic, idle, insipient, loony, mookish, naive, ridiculous, silly, simple, slight, slow-witted, soft in the head, softheaded, sottish, stupid, thick, unsage, unwise, wool-headed, woolly-headed, woolly-minded

Antonyms

wise

Scrabble Score: 13

foolish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
foolish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
foolish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

foolish: valid Words With Friends Word