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foolest

foolest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of fool.

Meaning of fool

Verb

fool (third-person singular simple present fools, present participle fooling, simple past and past participle fooled)

  1. (transitive) To trick; to deceive.
    • She bit it gently and found that it resembled a worm in no way whatsoever as to taste although because it was long and slender, a Little Red Hen might easily be fooled by its appearance.1918, Florence White Williams, The Little Red Hen
  2. (intransitive) To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
    • 1681/1682, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar
      Is this a time for fooling?
  3. (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
    • They fool me to the top of my bent.c. 1599 to 1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, III.ii.384

See all 13 meanings of fool

Origin of foolest

From fool + -est.

Questions about foolest

What is foolest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Foolest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of fool.

Words near foolest in the dictionary

  1. foolers
  2. foolery
  3. fooles
  4. fooless
  5. foolesses
  6. foolest
  7. fooleth
  8. foolfish
  9. foolfishes
  10. foolhardice
  11. foolhardier

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