folily
Middle English
Alternative forms
- foliliche, folyly, folilyche, folylyche, folely, folyliche, folilich, folilye, folylych, folilie, folili
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːliːliː/, /ˈfoːliliː/, /ˈfoːləliː/, /ˈfoːliːliːtʃ(ə)/
Adverb
folily
- Foolishly, idiotically, in an ill-advised or knowledgeless way.
- 1387, Chaucer, “v. 7061”, in The Tale of Melibee[1]:
- ...for thynges that been folily doon, and that been in hope of Fortune, shullen nevere come to good ende.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Immorally; in a sinful, immoral or evil way.
- (rare) Lustfully, lewdly.
References
- “fōlīlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 July 2018.
- “folily”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.