Silly /(?)/

Sil·ly

Silly

a.
  1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [Obs.]
  2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.]
    The silly virgin strove him to withstand.
    A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog.
    — Robynson (More's Utopia).
  3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.]
    After long storms . . . With which my silly bark was tossed sore.
    The silly buckets on the deck.
  4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.]
    A fourth man, in a sillyhabit.
    All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
  5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
  6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.