Unfooled

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not fooled. not-comparable

    "Chuff is trying to pass off a flimsy reproduction as the real thing. When snobby Margaret — unfooled, her aesthetic sense offended — calls Chuff's house "ticky-tacky", she means to say not only that it's not the real thing but also that it's done in poor taste."

Synonyms

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undupedunduped

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"Chuff is trying to pass off a flimsy reproduction as the real thing. When snobby Margaret — unfooled, her aesthetic sense offended — calls Chuff's house "ticky-tacky", she means to say not only that it's not the real thing but also that it's done in poor taste."

Etymology

From un- + fooled.

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