Synonyms for foolishly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : foo-lish

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfu lɪʃ

Définition of foolishly

Origin : early 14c., from fool (n.) + -ish. Related: Foolishly; foolishness. Old English words for this were dysig, stunt, dol.

adv idiotic, without due consideration

Example sentences :

It made Andrew think, foolishly enough, of someone tipping a hat.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

"I do believe he thinks he knows you," said Eudora, foolishly.
Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

I began to long to be able to do something for her besides—I foolishly said beyond loving her.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Where was any call for that confession, about which the soutar had maundered so foolishly?
Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald

But she found no one to make her such an offer as the one so foolishly declined.
Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

But whether we do wisely or foolishly, the business of life must be carried on.
Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

Nevertheless I was foolishly pleased to hear that she liked me.
Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"I would she loved me a little," complained Gian Maria foolishly.
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

Andor talked fondly and foolishly, and Elsa mostly was silent.
Extract from : « A Bride of the Plains » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

This reptile does not foolishly expend its strength in this troublesome labour.
Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay

Antonyms for foolishly

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