adjective (sillier; -est)
Etymology: Middle English sely, silly happy, innocent, pitiable, feeble, from Old English sǣlig, from sǣl happiness; akin to Old High German sālig happy
Date: 14th century
helpless , weak ,
2. rustic , plain , lowly in station ; humble ,
3. weak in intellect ; foolish , exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment , trifling , frivolous , being stunned or dazed , see: simple sillily adverb silliness noun silly noun or adverb