Foolsome
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Marked by foolishness or characteristic of a fool; foolish
"The great Lord Burleigh has left it upon record in a letter to his son, that "no fool is more foolsome than a she-fool." We should be inclined to amend that ungallant saying, and to urge that no fool is really more foolsome than your humanitarian crank, [...]"
Example
More examples"The great Lord Burleigh has left it upon record in a letter to his son, that "no fool is more foolsome than a she-fool." We should be inclined to amend that ungallant saying, and to urge that no fool is really more foolsome than your humanitarian crank, [...]"
Etymology
From fool + -some.
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