silly person
Example Sentences
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"I have felt deeply, deeply punished for being a quirky, silly person," Knox told me.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025
Not about their professional superiority — because let’s face it, these guys wouldn’t get anything done without the extra help — but for correctly identifying the caped crusader as a remarkably silly person.
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2022
“Well, listen, I am showing you what to do, silly person, 15 repetitions, three times, here’s the move …” she explained.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2019
But I am quite a silly person and it cheers me to think that aptonyms are by chance, rather than logic.
From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2018
Under normal circumstances, Penelope would have scolded the children for being disrespectful, although the truth was that she, too, often found Lady Constance to be a rather silly person.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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