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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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Lack of good sense5 letters
02Foolish action5 letters

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