silly question

Frequency: 9.020.5 per million words

A question that is very obvious, simple, or irrelevant. Often used self-deprecatingly.

sillyADJECTIVE + NOUN

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question

Examples (10)

  • Don't ask a silly question; the answer is obvious.
  • I feel embarrassed asking such a silly question at my age.
  • He dismissed my query as a silly question.
  • She always has a silly question for the teacher.
  • Is it a silly question to ask if we're going to be late?
  • He apologized for his silly question, realizing it was irrelevant.
  • The presenter handled the silly question with grace.
  • I don't want to ask a silly question, but what exactly is that device?
  • Could you please not ask such a silly question in a formal meeting?
  • I'm sorry if this is a silly question, but I'm new to this.