"foolishly" meaning in English

See foolishly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈfuːlɪʃli/ Forms: more foolishly [comparative], most foolishly [superlative]
Etymology: foolish + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|foolish|ly}} foolish + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} foolishly (comparative more foolishly, superlative most foolishly)
  1. In a foolish manner.
    Sense id: en-foolishly-en-adv-hrBIGFn5
  2. Without good judgment.
    Sense id: en-foolishly-en-adv-6zUX8Ybf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 7 93

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