- silly question
- stupid question, dumb question
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
silly question
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ask a silly question and you get a silly answer — With allusion to PROVERBS xxvi. 5 (AV) Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. c 1300 South English Legendary (EETS) 494 Ffor sothe thou axest as a fol, and swich ansuere me schul the yive. 1484 CAXTON Aesop… … Proverbs new dictionary
Silly — Sil ly, a. [Compar. {Sillier}; superl. {Silliest}.] [OE. seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l, good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS. s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. s[=a]l[=i]g, Icel … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silly — 1 adjective 1 not sensible, showing bad judgment: This may sound like a silly question, but what is the point of this exercise? | a silly thing to do/say: I left my keys at home, which was a pretty silly thing to do. see shame 1 2 stupid in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
silly — [[t]sɪ̱li[/t]] sillier, silliest 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is silly, you mean that they are foolish, childish, or ridiculous. My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this... You silly boy; why did you… … English dictionary
question — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer ask no questions and hear no lies a civil question deserves a civil answer fools ask questions that wise men cannot answer there are two sides to every question … Proverbs new dictionary
silly — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer … Proverbs new dictionary
Silly Songs with Larry — is a regular feature in the Big Idea computer animated series VeggieTales . It generally consists of Larry the Cucumber singing either alone or with some of the other Veggie characters. Occasionally, another character or an ensemble gets the lead … Wikipedia
Silly People — Infobox Television episode Title = Silly People Series = Desperate Housewives Caption = Tom tries hard to impress Ed. Season = 2 Episode = 14 Airdate = February 12, 2006 Production = 214 Writer = Tom Spezialy Director = Robert Duncan McNeill… … Wikipedia
question — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sentence, etc. that asks sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, hard, tough, tricky ▪ pointed, probing … Collocations dictionary
silly — adj. Silly is used with these nouns: ↑argument, ↑crush, ↑fool, ↑game, ↑grin, ↑hat, ↑joke, ↑notion, ↑question, ↑remark, ↑season, ↑thing, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
