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Foolishly

Foolishly \Fool"ish*ly\, adv. In a foolish manner.

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foolishly

adv. 1 In a foolish manner. 2 Without good judgment.

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foolishly

adv. without good sense or judgment; "He acted foolishly when he agreed to come" [syn: unwisely] [ant: wisely]

Usage examples of "foolishly".

I fear I will dissolve in light, grow addled and vague, like Czerny, or foolishly evangelical like Ristelli.

The crusty Sperren jabbered aimlessly about supposed civilians who disguised themselves as Green Riders and foolishly risked their lives to deliver unimportant messages to the king.

I was surrounded by all these friends, when the officer whom I had so foolishly told that I was related to the Gardella came in and began to tell the story.

I ran to her and begged her to give me the indecent picture I had so foolishly left about.

One time they landed late in the afternoon, and yet were foolishly sent off, Bolter in charge.

Jondalar was still recovering from the mauling that same lion, or his mate, had given him earlier when he and his brother had foolishly broached their den.

Old Mr Buick Roadmaster had gone around back for a peek at the Redfern, had foolishly dared the embankment slope to get an even better look .

At last a dreadful suspicion came into my head that I had held within my arms for two hours the horrible monster whom I had foolishly received in my house.

After Gunnar told him about the attack on Carain, Arion had not only warned his officers of the Controller threat, but had doubled the number of soldiers on the security detail, foolishly assuming that would be sufficient additional protection.

I spent the day with him, foolishly complaining, and telling him that he could assure the mother that I would take no proceedings against her, but that I should like to know if she had the courage to receive this assurance from my own lips.

The Marquis Petina foolishly observed to me that he did not know where to find a bed.

Past measuring, though, was the death of Sirai Dorche, who had foolishly ridden in pursuit of the deserters.

I am of opinion that the only foreboding in which man can have any sort of faith is the one which forbodes evil, because it comes from the mind, while a presentiment of happiness has its origin in the heart, and the heart is a fool worthy of reckoning foolishly upon fickle fortune.

The proprietor of the tourist place stood there foolishly, hardly moving, until he saw Gonner unlimber a revolver.

At all events, I was foolishly trying to keep up an intrigue which I knew to be near its denouement through the intimacy that had sprung up between these two friendly rivals.