foolish

foolish is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.
2. adjective. Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.
3. adjective. Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.
4. adjective. having or revealing stupidity

   "ridiculous anserine behavior"

   "a dopey answer"

   Synonyms: anserine, dopey, dopy, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky

5. adjective. devoid of good sense or judgment

   "foolish remarks"

   "a foolish decision"

Synonyms

anserine, dopey, dopy, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky

Common word forms

foolisher, foolishly, foolishest, foolishness

Words from these letters

If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for FOOLISH lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.