tomfool

Example Sentences

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Their own father, an amiable giant nearly seven foot tall, lacked the drive and ambition of his sons, and he refused to support this tomfool idea.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Angry incredulity choked me, and I sat scowling at Silver Heels and striving to reconcile her serious mien with such a tomfool speech.

From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

"However, it's exactly the same as if we were—" "Exactly tomfool!"

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth

Will you put that tomfool thing away, sir!

From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal

"Go and fetch the money and the tomfool paint-box thing that you say he had it in."

From Carrots: Just a Little Boy by Molesworth, Mrs.