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  • 42foolish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. silly; unwise. See folly, ignorance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. silly, senseless, unwise, absurd; see silly , stupid 1 . See Synonym Study at absurd . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. stupid,… …

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  • 43imprudent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. careless, incautious, rash; unwise, injudicious, ill advised; foolish. See rashness, folly, unpreparedness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. incautious, impulsive, ill advised, indiscreet; see rash . III …

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  • 44inadvisable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inexpedient, not recommended; impracticable; ill advised, unwise, imprudent, risky. See inexpedience. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unwise, imprudent, impolitic, ill advised; see improper 1 , rash ,… …

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  • 45tempt — [[t]tɛmpt[/t]] v. t. 1) to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral 2) to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me[/ex] 3) to put to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one s… …

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  • 46ἀσοφώτερον — ἄσοφος unwise masc acc comp sg ἄσοφος unwise neut nom/voc/acc comp sg ἄσοφος unwise adverbial …

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  • 47Foolish — Fool ish, a. 1. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. [1913 Webster] I am a very foolish fond old man. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Such as a fool would do;… …

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  • 48Sillier — Silly Sil ly, a. [Compar. {Sillier}; superl. {Silliest}.] [OE. seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l, good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS. s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. s[=a]l[=i]g …

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  • 49Silliest — Silly Sil ly, a. [Compar. {Sillier}; superl. {Silliest}.] [OE. seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l, good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS. s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. s[=a]l[=i]g …

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  • 50Silly — Sil ly, a. [Compar. {Sillier}; superl. {Silliest}.] [OE. seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l, good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS. s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. s[=a]l[=i]g, Icel …

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