Anglų

foolishly

gb/fˈulɪʃli/ us/fˈulɪʃli/
B2 Anglų
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
adverb B2 property
1

without good judgment

in a way that is not sensible

Vartosenos šablonas: [someone] foolishly [does something] / foolishly + verb
Dažna klaida:
Don’t use it to mean ‘accidentally’; it means the action was a bad idea.
Sinonimai
unwisely (more neutral and less insulting than 'foolishly'.) | stupidly (harsher and more direct criticism.) | naively (emphasizes lack of experience or realism.)
Antonimai
wisely (shows good judgment.) | sensibly (emphasizes practical good sense.)
Kolokacijos
foolishly agreed |foolishly decided |foolishly spent |foolishly assumed |foolishly believed |foolishly ignored |foolishly risked |foolishly trusted |foolishly underestimated |foolishly refused
Temos
daily_life |decisions |opinions
Pavyzdžiai
  • I foolishly left my phone on the train.
  • She foolishly invested all her savings in one company.
  • They foolishly ignored the storm warning and went hiking anyway.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
  • I foolishly forgot my keys.
  • He foolishly said yes without thinking.
adverb B2 property
2

in a silly way

in a silly or playful way

Vartosenos šablonas: laugh/smile/giggle foolishly
Dažna klaida:
This sense is about being silly, not necessarily making a bad decision.
Sinonimai
sillily (more childlike and less critical.) | goofily (more informal; suggests clownish behavior.)
Antonimai
seriously (in a thoughtful or non-playful way.) | solemnly (with a very serious tone.)
Kolokacijos
smiled foolishly |laughed foolishly |giggled foolishly |grinned foolishly |looked foolishly |blushed foolishly |beamed foolishly |stared foolishly
Temos
emotions |relationships |daily_life
Pavyzdžiai
  • He smiled foolishly when he saw her walking toward him.
  • The kids giggled foolishly during the quiet part of the movie.
  • I stood there foolishly, unsure what to say next.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
  • She laughed foolishly.
  • He smiled foolishly at the joke.
adverb C1 property
3

rashly, taking needless risks

in a risky way that is not smart

Vartosenos šablonas: foolishly + risk/venture/drive
Dažna klaida:
Often overlaps with 'unwisely'; this sense focuses on risk and carelessness.
Sinonimai
rashly (emphasizes acting too quickly without thinking.) | carelessly (emphasizes lack of care or attention.)
Antonimai
cautiously (shows care to avoid danger.) | prudently (shows careful judgment, especially about risk.)
Kolokacijos
foolishly risked |foolishly ventured |foolishly drove |foolishly challenged |foolishly gambled |foolishly attempted
Temos
risk |health |safety
Pavyzdžiai
  • He foolishly drove home in heavy fog without turning on his lights.
  • They foolishly ventured onto the ice before it was safe.
  • I foolishly risked my job by missing the deadline again.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
  • He foolishly risked his safety.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
foolishly
IPA
GB/fˈulɪʃli/
US/fˈulɪʃli/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
fool - ishly (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (fool)
Žodžio formos
Noun
  • Base: foolishly
  • Plural: foolishlies
Žodžių šeima
Forms
foolishlies noun
Core family
fool noun B1 foolish adjective B1 foolishness noun B2
Related words
folly noun B2 foolproof adjective
Negative and opposite forms
wisely adverb B1 wise adjective B1
Advanced or less common
foolhardy adjective
Posakiai

foolishly enough

1
/fˈulɪʃli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase

admitting a bad decision

used to say you did something that was a bad idea

Pavyzdžiai
  • Foolishly enough, I thought the problem would fix itself.
  • Foolishly enough, we didn’t back up the files before updating the system.
  • Foolishly enough, he trusted the rumor without checking the facts.

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