noun
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A silly person.
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A term of address.
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A mistake.
adjective
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Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
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Blessed, particularly:
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Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
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Simple, plain, particularly:
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Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:
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(of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
adverb
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Sillily: in a silly manner.
Examples of silly in a Sentence
All right, I'll play your silly games.
It was silly, but it was also fun.
Claire thinks I'm a silly goose about it.
She tried posing in several places, but felt silly doing it.
You made that silly speech the other night and I'm still not buying.
No. It wasn't a silly war.
Silly David Dean for thinking more time might be needed to put all these pesky details to rest.
I would not be silly and afraid of things, I would simply embrace him, cling to him, and make him look at me with those searching inquiring eyes with which he has so often looked at me, and then I would make him laugh as he used to laugh.
I did have a talk with the fella with the silly moustache dressed in the undertaker's clothes.
She felt silly standing in it with the three warrior strangers around her, waiting for something to happen that never did.
Wasted years caused by one silly mistake.
They seemed like silly emotions when compared to the enormity of his task, and yet, she didn't think she could survive without them.
Kind of silly, when you get to thinking about it, I guess.
It seems kinda silly, if you ask me, but it's your call.
Silly me, I thought it was a hardware store, but it turned out to be a beauty shop!
If they hadn't gone off playing those silly war games, Rosie the riveter would have stayed at home barefoot and pregnant the way women belong.
I'm still frightened it will be the police in Norfolk even though I know that's silly.
Maybe it had been a silly thing to do, but it had certainly brought her closer to his heart – although she hadn't thought so at the time.
He said it was silly.
Maybe she was being silly, but if that was so, why did it hurt so much?
If it was silly, it wouldn't make you so unhappy.
I guess it does look kind of silly.
I guess it was rather silly of me to step outside under either circumstance, wasn't it?
It is difficult to elicit sympathy for a silly old man caught up in dark dealings.
The normally perky Duff adds depth to Sam, but is sabotaged by silly stereotypes invading every scene.
Who doesn’t love quick, insightful, and sometimes silly quizzes?
Scare your guests silly with a Psycho curtain that could be straight out of the Bates motel.
Just kidding, the baby's name has yet to be announced, but hopefully, new mama Camila will not allow her baby boy to go through life with such a silly moniker.
The answer to that is…of course it's a silly question!
Whether it's a fashion faux pas, a wardrobe malfunction, or silly stunt gone wrong, everyone makes an embarrassing mistake at one time or another.
Icelandic singer Bjork has always been known for being avant-garde and taking risks, but when she wore a dress shaped like a swan to the 2001 Oscars it just looked silly.
Occasionally people try to get a little extra attention on the red carpet by pulling some sort of silly stunt.
What might look silly on an older girl looks fun and sweet on a smaller girl, so now is definitely the time to indulge that.
Unlike other mainstream cruise lines, Celebrity Cruises does not offer wacky, immodest games, or other silly activities.
While there are few organized activities, one treat many passengers eagerly anticipate is a round of silly beach games when the ship visits outlaying islands.
This might sound silly, but I'm a teacher and my class has a question board where students are allowed to submit science-related questions about the world.
Sometimes it's a dog in a silly costume, other times it's simply situational humor, but these lovable canines do tickle our funny bones.
Silly bands are sometimes called animal bands or silly bracelets.
The original bands are called Silly Bandz, but there are other companies that manufacture the shaped, silicone bracelets.
Youth tend to wear multiple silly bands at one time.
Fortunately, silly bands are easy to locate.
Silly bands were once only available in boutiques and specialty stores.
The stores above are just a small sampling of the places where you might find packages of silly bands.
Custom Silicone Bracelets - This site offers custom silly bands and the wider silicone bracelets.
Silly bands are widely available at sites like Amazon and eBay.
You can purchase silly bands in many different themes.
If you have enough people to order 5,000 bands, Silly Bandz will produce a custom order for you.
Silly bands are an inexpensive jewelry item that can add a lot of fun and interest to your wardrobe.
If she persists with the silly reasoning that she does not want to wear that ring for fear of losing or ruining it, then inform her that she can purchase a very inexpensive band (for under $50) and wear it instead.
Children love silly poems, limericks and jokes that let them giggle and grin.