silly

adj 1: (informal terms) "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}, {fool(a)}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {wacky}, {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}]

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: (informal) 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"