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Word entry · 5 letters

folly

Best crossword clue

"Lack of good sense"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɑli/Part of speech nounSorted flloyStarts with FEnds with Y2 cluesCommon crossword word
1F2O3L4L5Y

Definitions

  1. foolish or senseless behavior

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English folie, from Old French folie (“madness”), from the adjective fol (“mad, insane”).

Used in a sentence

  • It would be folly to walk all that way, knowing the shops are probably shut by now.
  • With the voices singing in our ears, saying That this was all folly.
  • The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Lack of good sense5 letters
02Foolish action5 letters

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