be foolish

Frequency: 8.525.2 per million words

describes a state of being unwise or silly

foolishVERB + foolish

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Examples (10)

  • It is very foolish to ignore expert advice.
  • I was utterly foolish to trust that rumor.
  • You would be incredibly foolish to invest everything in one stock.
  • Don't be foolish—double-check the figures.
  • She has been slightly foolish about deadlines lately.
  • If we are completely foolish now, we'll pay for it later.
  • It would be fairly foolish to skip the safety briefing.
  • He was a little foolish when he bragged about it online.
  • I refuse to be foolish, no matter the pressure.
  • In hindsight, they were very foolish to ignore the data.