silly

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective (sillier, silliest) 1 showing a lack of thought, understanding or judgement SYNFOOLISH: a silly idea / question * That was a silly thing to do! * Her work is full of silly mistakes. * 'I can walk home.' 'Don't be silly-it's much too far!' * You silly boy! * How silly of me to expect them to help! 2 stupid or embarrassing, especially in a way that is more typical of a child than an adult SYNRIDICULOUS: a silly sense of humour * a silly game / joke * I feel silly in these clothes. * She had a silly grin on her face. * (especially BrE) I got it for a silly price (= very cheap). silliness noun [U]: Stop this silliness and get back to work! IDIOMS drink, laugh, shout, etc. yourself silly (informal) to drink, laugh, shout, etc. so much that you cannot behave in a sensible way play silly buggers (BrE, informal) to behave in a stupid and annoying way: Stop playing silly buggers and give me a hand with this! moreatGAMEn. noun (also less frequent silly billy) [sing.] (spoken) often used when speaking to children to say that they are not behaving in a sensible way: No, silly, those aren't your shoes!