foolishly
/ˈfuːlɪʃli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "“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.[…]”"
- "What, is it daylight?’ he said, staring foolishly about. ‘No, it’s starlight, blokey,’ Snowy said, patting him on the head."
- "Foolishly, he had decided that, because a home was the best investment, two homes were even better."
- "Now Mr. Bush plans to pour more arms into this unstable region and add fuel to the volatile powderkeg he has foolishly created."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: folysly
Inflected Forms
more foolishly (comparative)
most foolishly (superlative)