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tomfoolish

tomfoolish adjective: silly; foolish.

Adjective

tomfoolish (comparative more tomfoolish, superlative most tomfoolish)

  1. silly; foolish

Forms of tomfoolish

comparativemore tomfoolish
superlativemost tomfoolish

Origin of tomfoolish

From tomfool + -ish.

Words formed from tomfoolish

Questions about tomfoolish

What does tomfoolish mean?
Tomfoolish means silly; foolish.
What part of speech is tomfoolish?
Tomfoolish is an adjective.

Words near tomfoolish in the dictionary

  1. tomfooled
  2. tomfooleries
  3. tomfoolerous
  4. tomfoolery
  5. tomfooling
  6. tomfoolish
  7. tomfoolishness
  8. tomfools
  9. tomfuckery
  10. tomgirl
  11. tomgirls

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