foolsome
foolsome adjective: marked by foolishness or characteristic of a fool; foolish.
Adjective
foolsome (comparative more foolsome, superlative most foolsome)
- Marked by foolishness or characteristic of a fool; foolish
- The great Lord Burleigh has left it upon record in a letter to his son, that "no fool is more foolsome than a she-fool." We should be inclined to amend that ungallant saying, and to urge that no fool is really more foolsome than your humanitarian crank, [...]1903, The Month, volume 102
- I would still look to the Catholic priests for a degree of insight, because I know that complete ignorance is truly bliss, and narrowmindedness the most foolsome tool of all. An open heart would promise an answer.2013, Tommy Anthony, My Catechism
Examples of foolsome in a sentence
- Why din't you obey my summ'nin' sooner, you foolsome man?2014, David Mitchell, David Mitchell: Three bestselling novels:
- “You have caught me acting foolsome, Doctor,” she said.2015, B. B. Oak, Thoreau in Phantom Bog:
Forms of foolsome
| comparative | more foolsome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most foolsome |
Origin of foolsome
From fool + -some.
Questions about foolsome
- What does foolsome mean?
- Foolsome means marked by foolishness or characteristic of a fool; foolish.
- How do you use foolsome in a sentence?
- Why din't you obey my summ'nin' sooner, you foolsome man?
- What part of speech is foolsome?
- Foolsome is an adjective.
Words near foolsome in the dictionary
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