SILLY

(noun) a word used for misbehaving children
"don't be a silly"
(adj.) dazed from or as if from repeated blows
"knocked silly by the impact", "slaphappy with exhaustion"
synonyms : punch-drunk , slaphappy
(adj.) inspiring scornful pity
"how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"
synonyms : pathetic , ridiculous
He looked pathetic in his shabby trousers and dirty shirt. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
"a dizzy blonde", "light-headed teenagers", "silly giggles"
synonyms : airheaded , dizzy , empty-headed , featherbrained , giddy , light-headed , lightheaded
(adj.) ludicrous, foolish
"gave me a cockamamie reason for not going", "wore a goofy hat", "a silly idea", "some wacky plan for selling more books"
synonyms : cockamamie , cockamamy , goofy , sappy , wacky , whacky , zany

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