İngilizce

foolishly

gb/fˈulɪʃli/ us/fˈulɪʃli/
B2 İngilizce
Anlamlar
0 anlam
adverb B2 property
1

without good judgment

in a way that is not sensible

Kullanım kalıbı: [someone] foolishly [does something] / foolishly + verb
Sık yapılan hata:
Don’t use it to mean ‘accidentally’; it means the action was a bad idea.
Eş anlamlılar
unwisely (more neutral and less insulting than 'foolishly'.) | stupidly (harsher and more direct criticism.) | naively (emphasizes lack of experience or realism.)
Zıt anlamlılar
wisely (shows good judgment.) | sensibly (emphasizes practical good sense.)
Eşdizimler
foolishly agreed |foolishly decided |foolishly spent |foolishly assumed |foolishly believed |foolishly ignored |foolishly risked |foolishly trusted |foolishly underestimated |foolishly refused
Konular
daily_life |decisions |opinions
Örnekler
  • 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • 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

Kullanım kalıbı: laugh/smile/giggle foolishly
Sık yapılan hata:
This sense is about being silly, not necessarily making a bad decision.
Eş anlamlılar
sillily (more childlike and less critical.) | goofily (more informal; suggests clownish behavior.)
Zıt anlamlılar
seriously (in a thoughtful or non-playful way.) | solemnly (with a very serious tone.)
Eşdizimler
smiled foolishly |laughed foolishly |giggled foolishly |grinned foolishly |looked foolishly |blushed foolishly |beamed foolishly |stared foolishly
Konular
emotions |relationships |daily_life
Örnekler
  • 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • 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

Kullanım kalıbı: foolishly + risk/venture/drive
Sık yapılan hata:
Often overlaps with 'unwisely'; this sense focuses on risk and carelessness.
Eş anlamlılar
rashly (emphasizes acting too quickly without thinking.) | carelessly (emphasizes lack of care or attention.)
Zıt anlamlılar
cautiously (shows care to avoid danger.) | prudently (shows careful judgment, especially about risk.)
Eşdizimler
foolishly risked |foolishly ventured |foolishly drove |foolishly challenged |foolishly gambled |foolishly attempted
Konular
risk |health |safety
Örnekler
  • 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • He foolishly risked his safety.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
foolishly
IPA
GB/fˈulɪʃli/
US/fˈulɪʃli/
Heceler ve vurgu
fool - ishly (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (fool)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
  • Base: foolishly
  • Plural: foolishlies
Kelime ailesi
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
İfadeler

foolishly enough

1
/fˈulɪʃli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase

admitting a bad decision

used to say you did something that was a bad idea

Örnekler
  • 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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