tomfoolish

tɑːmˈfuː.lɪʃ

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Definition of tomfoolish - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

senseless

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lacking good sense or judgment

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It was tomfoolish to go out in the storm.

foolish

silly

behavior

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silly or foolish in a playful way

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His tomfoolish antics made everyone laugh.

playful

silly

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be tomfoolish

act in a silly or foolish way

He tends to be tomfoolish during meetings, making everyone laugh.

Origin of tomfoolish

English, Tom (fool) + foolish

Examples of tomfoolish in a sentence

The plan was dismissed as tomfoolish.
Her tomfoolish behavior lightened the mood.
The kids' tomfoolish games were harmless fun.

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French:insensé, loufoque, ...
German:töricht, albern, ...
Italian:sconsiderato, giocherellone, ...
Spanish:necio, tonto, ...
Portuguese:tolo, pateta, ...
Chinese:愚蠢的, 傻乎乎的, ...
Japanese:愚かな, おどけた, ...
Arabic:طائش, مُهرِّج, ...
Hebrew:טִפְּשִׁי, מְטֻפָּשׁ בְּצוּרָה מְשַׁעֲשַׁעַת, ...
Russian:глупый, шутовской, ...
Ukrainian:безглуздий, дурнуватий, ...
Hindi:मूर्खतापूर्ण, हास्यास्पद, ...
Bengali:বোকামি, খেলো, ...
Catalan:estúpid, ximplet, ...
Czech:pošetilý, poťouchlý, ...
Danish:tåbelig, fjollet, ...
Dutch:onzinnig, dwaas, ...
Greek:ανόητος, χαζός, ...
Hungarian:ostoba, bohókás, ...
Khmer:ល្ងង់ខ្លៅ, លេងសើចផ្ដេសផ្ដាស, ...
Korean:무모한, 장난스러운, ...
Persian:بی‌معنی, بازیگوشانه احمقانه, ...
Polish:bezsensowny, głupkowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):tolo, pateta, ...
Romanian:nesăbuit, năzdrăvan, ...
Swedish:dåraktig, tokrolig, ...
Thai:ไร้สติ, ขี้เล่น, ...
Turkish:akılsızca, şapşal, ...
Vietnamese:vô lý, ngớ ngẩn, ...

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