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foolish
Without good sense; silly; unwise
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  1. Without good sense; silly; unwise
  2. Ridiculous; absurd
  3. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous:
flighty
Easily excited, upset, etc.
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  1. Easily excited, upset, etc.
  2. Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior.
  3. Given to sudden whims; not taking things seriously; frivolous or irresponsible
irresponsible
Marked by a lack of responsibility:
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  1. Marked by a lack of responsibility:
  2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation.
  3. Said or done as by an irresponsible person
absurd
Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
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  1. Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
  2. Impossible to take seriously; silly:
  3. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
foolish
Ridiculous; absurd
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  1. Ridiculous; absurd
  2. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly:
  3. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous:
idiotic
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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  1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
  2. Of, having the nature of, or characteristic of an idiot; very foolish or stupid
  3. Exhibiting profound mental retardation. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
insane
Intended for use by such persons:
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  1. Intended for use by such persons:
  2. Immoderate; wild:
  3. Characteristic of or associated with persons who are mentally deranged:
lunatic
Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
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  1. Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
  2. Of or for insane persons
  3. Suffering from lunacy; insane
mad
Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
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  1. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
  2. (Slang) Excellent; wonderful:
  3. Mentally ill; insane
moronic
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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  1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
  2. Exhibiting mild intellectual disability. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
nonsensical
Lacking intelligible meaning:
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  1. Lacking intelligible meaning:
  2. Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.
  3. Unintelligible, foolish, silly, absurd, etc.
preposterous
(Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
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  1. (Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
  2. So contrary to nature, reason, or common sense as to be laughable; absurd; ridiculous
silly
Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
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  1. Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
  2. Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
  3. Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.
softheaded
Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
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  1. Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
  2. Stupid or foolish
tomfool
Extremely foolish or stupid.
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  1. Extremely foolish or stupid.
  2. Foolish, stupid, or silly
unearthly
(Informal) Fantastic, outlandish, absurd, etc.
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  1. (Informal) Fantastic, outlandish, absurd, etc.
  2. Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.
  3. Unnaturally strange and frightening.
zany
Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
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  1. Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
  2. Unusual and bizarre in a funny, comical way; outlandish; clownish
  3. Foolish or crazy
cockeyed
Intoxicated; drunk.
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  1. Intoxicated; drunk.
  2. (Slang) Tilted to one side; crooked; awry
  3. Silly; ridiculous; foolish
crazy
Insane; lunatic; demented.
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  1. Insane; lunatic; demented.
  2. Intensely involved or preoccupied:
  3. In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
loony
(Of a person) insane
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  1. (Of a person) insane
  2. Mentally deranged; crazy.
  3. Crazy; demented
loopy
Confused; befuddled
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  1. Confused; befuddled
  2. Befuddled or disoriented:
  3. Crazy or eccentric:
balmy
Pleasantly warm and breezy
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  1. Pleasantly warm and breezy
  2. Having the qualities of balm; soothing, fragrant, etc.
  3. (Chiefly Brit., Slang) Crazy or foolish
dippy
Lacking common sense
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  1. Lacking common sense
  2. Not sensible; foolish.
  3. (Slang) Foolish, eccentric, or crazy
dopey
Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
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  1. Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
  2. Stupid; doltish:
  3. Silly, ridiculous, etc.
jerky
(Slang) Foolish; silly:
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  1. (Slang) Foolish; silly:
  2. Characterized or moving by jerks; making sudden starts and stops or spasmodic movements
  3. Characterized by jerks or jerking:
sappy
(Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
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  1. (Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
  2. (US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
  3. (Slang) Silly or foolish.
wacky
(Slang) Erratic, eccentric, or irrational; zany
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  1. (Slang) Erratic, eccentric, or irrational; zany
  2. Eccentric or irrational:
  3. Crazy; silly:
empty-headed
Alternative form of empty-headed.
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  1. Alternative form of empty-headed.
  2. Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained
  3. Frivolous and stupid; silly and ignorant
featherbrained
Alternative spelling of feather-brained.
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  1. Alternative spelling of feather-brained.
flighty
Easily excited, upset, etc.
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  1. Easily excited, upset, etc.
  2. Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior.
  3. Given to sudden whims; not taking things seriously; frivolous or irresponsible
frivolous
Of little value or importance; trifling; trivial
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  1. Of little value or importance; trifling; trivial
  2. Having no basis in law because of the lack of sound legal arguments, facts, etc. or not brought to court in good faith
  3. Not properly serious or sensible; silly and light-minded; giddy
frothy
Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
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  1. Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
  2. (Figuratively) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
  3. Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
giddy
Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy.
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  1. Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy.
  2. Feeling dizzy or unsteady
  3. Frivolous; flighty; heedless
lighthearted
Free from care; cheerful; carefree
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  1. Free from care; cheerful; carefree
  2. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.
  3. Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.
scatterbrained
Absent-minded, forgetful, distractable.
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  1. Absent-minded, forgetful, distractable.
  2. Having the qualities of a scatterbrain.
silly
Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
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  1. Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
  2. Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.
  3. Semiconscious; dazed:
gaga
Carried away as by love or enthusiasm
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  1. Carried away as by love or enthusiasm
  2. Mentally confused; crazy
  3. Silly; crazy.
dizzy
Confused; bewildered
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  1. Confused; bewildered
  2. Having a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; giddy; feeling unbalanced or lightheaded.
  3. (--- Slang) Scatterbrained or silly.
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