a. | 1. | Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. |
2. | Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; | |
3. | Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible. |
Adj. | 1. | foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" Antonyms: wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" |
2. | foolish - having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" |