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Forget those silly “games played with the ball”; they are far “too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.”

Aside from reaching an international audience, leaving Oz had another benefit—no more silly intrusions into her privacy.

It is loathed by some critics who find it patronizing, silly, and superficial.

So, happy 20th birthday to this proudly silly fashion classic.

It was sexy, silly, and—in those relatively modest times—sensational.

If he would take her a little more seriously—it 's an immense pity he married her because she was silly!

I wonder why wise men choose silly wives always, she added consciously, playing with the reins.

I just sit there, knocked plumb silly, almost, and looked at a big rose in the carpet.

Not only good taste, but health is often sacrificed to the silly error of dressing in the extreme of fashion.

Think of carelessly carrying a hundred dollars in a silly purse like that!

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On this page you'll find 141 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to silly, such as: childish, crazy, frivolous, idiotic, inappropriate, and irresponsible.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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