(~er, ~est)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you say that someone or something is ~, you mean that they show a lack of good judgment or intelligence and they are not at all sensible.
I’ll never do anything so ~ again...
I made a ~ mistake...
Your father wouldn’t have asked such a ~ question...
= foolish
ADJ
~ly
We had ~ly been looking at the wrong column of figures...
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
~ity (~ities)
I stared at him, astonished by his ~ity.
N-VAR: usu with poss
2.
You say that something is ~ to indicate that you do not like it or care about it, or that it annoys you.
I wouldn’t call it art. It’s just ~ and tasteless...
Friendship is much more important to me than a ~ old ring!
= silly
ADJ disapproval