foolishly
adverb (foolish is the adjective; more foolishly)
Everyday
In a silly or unwise way, without thinking about what might go wrong. tree →
In the lessons
in tales a character acts without sense and then suffers for it, such as spending everything at once.
Examples
- She foolishly ran across the road without looking. tree →
- He foolishly spent all his pocket money on sweets. tree →
- Do not foolishly ask for things you cannot manage. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
It means a foolish act that is also a wrong done.
Interpretation. Laban and Aaron both use it. Aaron says it about the sin of speaking against Moses, and tradition reads it as admitting a mistake.
Examples
- and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly. (Torah GEN.31.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Aaron said unto Moses: 'Oh my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned. (Torah NUM.12.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.' (Writings 2CH.16.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly; and a man of wicked devices is hated. (Writings PRO.14.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth. (Writings PRO.30.32, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «foolishly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «foolishly» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «foolishly» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «foolishly» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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