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Definition of Sillily
1. adv. In a silly manner; foolishly.
Definition of Sillily
1. Adverb. (dated) In a silly manner; foolishly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sillily
1. silly [adv] - See also: silly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sillily
Literary usage of Sillily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"B. But the beast bears all the bundles ' B. (briskly and sillily) Yes, that we
did— we gain'da victory ¡ that you carry. ..."
2. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"Maria Wilding is in love with Beaufort, she behaves so sillily to her betrothed
th.it he refuses to marry her, whereupon ihe gives her hand to Beaufort ..."
3. A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with Regard to Sound and ...by Thomas Sheridan by Thomas Sheridan (1790)
"A mix- tare of milk warm from the cow with wine, fugar, &C. SIMONY, flm'-un-y\ {.
The crime of buying or felling church preferment. sillily, fL'-ll y. ad. ..."
4. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys from His MS. Cypher in the Pepsyian by Samuel Pepys, Richard Neville-Griffin Braybrooke (1885)
"... answered very sillily, though his faults to me seem only great omissions.
Lord Arlington and Coventry very severe against him; the former saying that, ..."
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