"foolish" meaning in English

See foolish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-foolish.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foolish.wav [UK] Forms: foolish [positive], more foolish [comparative], most foolish [superlative]
Etymology: fool + -ish Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|fool|ish}} fool + -ish Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Unwise. A person who is foolish does not have good sense or judgement. They do things without thinking carefully; they do things that are bad ideas.
    Sense id: simple-foolish-en-adj-WjHriGm1
  2. Foolish means someone who is usually foolish. They have the characteristic (quality) of being foolish.
    Sense id: simple-foolish-en-adj-zKrcqhJ8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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