silly

5 definitions • 11 examples

showing little thought or judgment:

Don't do that, you silly boy!

a silly mistake

silly of It was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat.

embarrassed; afraid that people will laugh at you:

I feel silly in this dress.

not important, serious, or practical:

She gets upset over such silly things.

We were served our drinks in these silly little glasses.

in cricket, relating to the position of a fielder (= a player who tries to stop the other team from scoring by stopping or catching the ball) which is very close to the batter (= the player who tries to hit the ball):

silly mid-off He caught the ball almost at silly mid-off.

silly mid-on Wilkes has his foot on the pitch as he fields at silly mid-on.

silly point The captain decided to bring another fielder in close to the wicket and moved himself to silly point.

showing a lack of thought or judgment; not serious and not showing much intelligence:

a silly grin

I watched another silly movie last night.