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(adj)
Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
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Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
(slang, informal) Zany; eccentric.
silly, quirky
foolish, silly
Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
(slang, idiomatic, derogatory) Unintelligent.
Alternative spelling of feather-brained. [Foolish, scatterbrained.]
(informal) Foolish.
(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
(US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious.
(predicative only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
lacking in or damaging to dignity
Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.
(informal) Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable.
Alternative spelling of punch drunk. [Dizzy or confused due to repeat blows to the head.]
In a humorous mood as a result of fatigue; silly from being tired.
(n)
Clownish behavior.
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
(colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.
Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
Like a dork.
(informal) Silly.
(now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
(chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
Silly and frivolous; empty-headed.
Amusing; humorous; comical.
(colloquial, derogatory) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.
(of an action) Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish
(US, vulgar, slang, mildly derogatory) Stupid, foolish.
(informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
(sometimes vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.
(uncommon) Idiotic, stupid.
Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
(chiefly US; informal in UK and Ireland) Angry, annoyed.
Alternative spelling of dumbass. [(US, vulgar, slang, mildly derogatory) Stupid, foolish.]
Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
Very excited or enthusiastic.
(derogatory) A term of abuse.
Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless, without intelligence or reason.
(informal) Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid.
Without intelligence.
Strange, weird, unexpected.
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) Exceedingly bad; awful.
(informal) Great; very good; excellent.
(euphemistic) A minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something.
(uncountable) Lack of intelligence or sense; extremely foolish behaviour.
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
(dated) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.
Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
(informal) Infatuated.
(Australian Aboriginal) Feeling shame; ashamed.
(informal) An annoying or foolish person.
Nonsensical.
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
(colloquial) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
Of low quality.
(offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation.
(colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extremely stupid; obtuse
(informal, derogatory, especially of a person) Stupid.
Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
Showing poor judgement; not well judged.
Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
(comparable) Unintelligent, with little common sense.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
Lacking wit or understanding; foolish.
A stupid person.
(figuratively) Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.
Showing a lack of forethought or sense.
Suitable for or expected of a child.
Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.
Not wise; lacking wisdom
Without sense; absurd.
Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.
Boring and unoriginal.
Very uncommon; scarce.
(BDSM) A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
(US, colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
(Australian Aboriginal) Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
(colloquial) A disappointment, a pity, a shame.
(colloquial) Insane, mad.