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unsilly en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English unsely, from Old English unsǣliġ, equivalent to un- + silly. Doublet of Unseelie.

Meanings

  1. Not silly.
    • “Cheetos is about being playful, it’s about being silly,” Lambeth replies in a thoroughly unsilly tone. 2009 May 10, Rob Walker, “Big Cheese”, in New York Times:

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more unsilly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
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