foolishly

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foolishly

/ˈfuːlɪʃli/

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From Middle English folysly, folysschly; equivalent to foolish + -ly.

adverb more foolishly · most foolishly

In a foolish manner. He dressed foolishly to entertain the children.
Without good judgment. Foolishly, he had decided that, because a home was the best investment, two homes were even better.

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@misc{foolishly_2026,
  title = {foolishly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foolishly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}