sillily

English

Alternative forms

• sillyly (obsolete)

Etymology

silly +‎ -ly

Adverb

sillily (comparative more sillily, superlative most sillily)

1. (dated or hypercorrect) In a silly manner; foolishly.

   The man walked down the street so sillily that many a bystander stopped and stared slack-jawed.

   • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 253:

     Even 'Che Isa [...] had behaved sillily, making up to married men.

Synonyms

• silly