silly

  1. Adjective.  (obsolete) Pitiable; deserving of compassion; helpless.
  2. Adjective.  (obsolete) Simple, unsophisticated, ordinary; rustic, ignorant.
  3. Adjective.  foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom; frivolous, trifling.
  4. Adjective.  irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.
  5. Adjective.  playful, giggly.
  6. Adjective.  semiconscious, witless.
  7. Adjective.  (cricket) of a fielding position, very close to the batsman; closer than short.
  8. Adjective.  (pejorative) simple, not intelligent, refined.
  9. Noun.  (colloquial) A silly person; a fool.
  10. Noun.  (colloquial) A mistake.

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