Found 2 items, similar to Sillier.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sillier
silly
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem;
“gave me a cockamamie
reason for not going”;
“wore a goofy hat”;
“a silly
idea”;
“some wacky plan for selling more books” [syn:
cockamamie,
cockamamy,
goofy,
sappy,
wacky,
whacky,
zany,
unreasonable]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity;
“a dizzy blonde”;
“light-headed teenagers”;
“silly giggles” [syn:
airheaded,
dizzy,
empty-headed,
featherbrained,
giddy,
light-headed,
lightheaded]
3: inspiring scornful pity;
“how silly an ardent and
unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on
in years”- Dashiell Hammett [syn:
pathetic,
ridiculous]
4: dazed from or as if from repeated blows;
“knocked silly by
the impact”;
“slaphappy with exhaustion” [syn:
punch-drunk,
slaphappy]
n : a word used for misbehaving children;
“don't be a silly”
[also:
silliest,
sillier]
sillier
See
silly
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sillier
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. s?l, Sw. s["a]ll, Dan. salig, Goth. s?ls
good, kind, and perh. also to L. sollus whole, entire, Gr.
???, Skr. sarva. Cf.
Seel, n.]
1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.]
“This silly,
innocent Custance.” --Chaucer.
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The silly virgin strove him to withstand. --Spenser.
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A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.]
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After long storms . . .
With which my silly bark was tossed sore. --Spenser.
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The silly buckets on the deck. --Coleridge.
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4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.]
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A fourth man, in a sillyhabit. --Shak.
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All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
--Milton.
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5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind;
foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
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6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment;
characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd;
stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
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Syn: Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise;
indiscreet. See
Simple.
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