Noun
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a word used for misbehaving children
"don't be a silly"
Adjective
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dazed from or as if from repeated blows
"knocked silly by the impact"
"slaphappy with exhaustion"
- punch drunk -
inspiring scornful pity
"how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
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lacking seriousness
given to frivolity
"a dizzy blonde"
"light-headed teenagers"
"silly giggles"
- empty headed - light headed -
ludicrous, foolish
"gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"
"wore a goofy hat"
"a silly idea"
"some wacky plan for selling more books"