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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
silly
/ˈsɪli/
noun1 of 2
lacking seriousness or foolish
- “You read stories like that only in the silly season.”Tatoeba
- “Workers put up with silly rules for a long time.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)