What does foolishly mean?
Foolishly means In a foolish manner..
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/ˈfuːlɪʃli/ · adverb
In a foolish manner..
He dressed foolishly to entertain the children.
I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural aukwardness.
“Nothing to speak of,” said Adam Woodcock, answering for the boy—“a foolish quarrel with me, which was more foolishly told over again to my honoured lady, cost the poor boy his place.[…]”
Foolishly, he had decided that, because a home was the best investment, two homes were even better.
Now Mr. Bush plans to pour more arms into this unstable region and add fuel to the volatile powderkeg he has foolishly created.
Use foolishly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Foolishly means In a foolish manner..
Common synonyms include unwisely.
Possible antonyms include sagely, showing wisdom, with wisdom, wisely.
He dressed foolishly to entertain the children.
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