tomfoolerous

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adjective

Characteristic of tomfoolery; silly, foolish.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivetomfoolerous (comparative more tomfoolerous, superlative most tomfoolerous)

comparative more tomfoolerous · superlative most tomfoolerous

  1. Characteristic of tomfoolery; silly, foolish.

    LOL! What a fucking load of utter shit. Stupid shit too, I might add. Quite the tomfoolerous post.

    1999 September 4, Rev. Jevon den Ridder, “Rumours about Episode II”, in alt.fan.starwars (Usenet)
    1 more example

    But, just incase^([sic]) I've provided a link to a list of tomfoolerous facts about the DC verses the PS2.

    2002 July 14, Scott H, “Sega Console History/Comparision^([sic]) Page”, in alt.sega.genesis (Usenet)

    Synonyms: tomfoolish, buffoonerous, buffoonish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacteristic of tomfoolery; silly, foolish.

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Origin

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