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1922 film directed by Erich von Stroheim
Foolish Wives is a 1922 American erotic silent drama film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures under their Super-Jewel banner and written and
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The first film that is confirmed to have had a $1 million budget is Foolish Wives (1922), with the studio advertising it as "The First Real Million Dollar
List_of_most_expensive_films
Hollywood Follies. Claire is a writer on the Erich von Stroheim picture Foolish Wives, until Stroheim fires her for helping Indiana in trying to shut down
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both Intolerance ($700,000) and the celebrated "million dollar movie" Foolish Wives. But it earned $2,500,000. Vance, Jeffrey (2008). Douglas Fairbanks
List of highest-grossing films
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Austrian-American actor and director (1885–1957)
film The Devil's Pass Key (1919) and Foolish Wives (1922), in which he also starred. Studio publicity for Foolish Wives claimed that it was the first film
Erich_von_Stroheim
Australian-born American actress (1891–1946)
She starred in such feature films as The Devil's Pass Key (1920) and Foolish Wives (1922), both directed by Erich von Stroheim, and in The Unholy Three
Mae_Busch
American cinematographer
career as a cinematographer extended fifty years from the silent film Foolish Wives (1922) to Move (1970), although he was an uncredited camera operator
William Daniels (cinematographer)
William_Daniels_(cinematographer)
American film and distribution company
"Super-Jewel" productions. These included films such as Erich von Stroheim's Foolish Wives (1922), Clarence Brown's The Acquittal (1923), Hobart Henley's A Lady
Universal_Pictures
1924 film by Erich von Stroheim
place. The film's working title was "Greedy Wives", a nod towards von Stroheim's previous film Foolish Wives; this working title never was considered as
Greed_(1924_film)
American silent film actress (1902–1993)
film 1921 Sure Fire Lost film 1921 False Kisses Mary Lost film 1922 Foolish Wives Crippled girl Uncredited 1922 The WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1922 Herself
Mary_Philbin
The Mechanical Man, Destiny, The Three Musketeers 1922 – Nosferatu, Foolish Wives, The Little Rascals, Blood and Sand, Nanook of the North, Douglas Fairbanks
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American film producer (1899–1936)
battled with well-known director Erich von Stroheim over the length of Foolish Wives (1922). Biographer Roland Flamini notes that the film was Universal's
Irving_Thalberg
Quarter and ward of Monaco
the setting of many films, books, television shows, and video games. Foolish Wives (1922), although it was filmed in California. Rebecca (1940), an Alfred
Monte_Carlo
Selection of films for preservation in the US Library of Congress
Naughty Marietta, The Prisoner of Zenda (uncredited) Erich von Stroheim: Foolish Wives, Greed, The Wedding March Lois Weber: Suspense, Where Are My Children
National_Film_Registry
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1920–1929)
both Intolerance ($700,000) and the celebrated "million dollar movie" Foolish Wives. But it earned $2,500,000. Vance, Jeffrey (2008). Douglas Fairbanks
1920s
British actress (1926–1990)
Teacup" 1963 Hilary Episode: "The Sponge Room" Maupassant Episode: "Foolish Wives" ITV Play of the Week Lizzie Episode: "The Rainmaker" Masha Episode:
Jill Bennett (British actress)
Jill_Bennett_(British_actress)
1922 film by William Desmond Taylor
Ainslee's Magazine in 1920. The film has a similarity to von Stroheim's Foolish Wives released that same year.[citation needed] Betty plays a girl who is
The_Green_Temptation
List of the first achievements in cinema
premiered at the Ambassador Hotel Theater in Los Angeles on September 27. Foolish Wives becomes the first film to cost $1 million to produce. The studio took
List_of_cinematic_firsts
American actress (1858–1935)
Power (1921) - Washerwoman (uncredited) White Eagle (1922) - Stone Ear Foolish Wives (1922) - Mother Garoupe (uncredited) The Bride's Play (1922) - Faggot
Louise_Emmons
Photographic and cinematographic technique using a large depth of field
Foolish Wives (1922) Nosferatu (1922) Greed (1924) All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Mad Love (1935) Dodsworth (1936) Osaka Elegy (1936) Dead End
Deep_focus
American actress
between 1915 and 1935. She is best known for her role as the maid in Foolish Wives. Marie Dale Phillipps was born in Santa Ana, California, on June 17
Dale_Fuller_(actress)
starring Clara Bow Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring John Barrymore Foolish Wives starring Erich von Stroheim The Ghost of Slumber Mountain by Willis
List of silent films released on 8 mm or Super 8 mm film
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1925 novel by Theodore Dreiser
or by Charlie Chaplin during Eisenstein's stay in Hollywood in 1930. Foolish Wives and Greed director Erich von Stroheim briefly considered directing a
An_American_Tragedy
1922 film
momentarily shown dressed as Erich von Stroheim's character from the film Foolish Wives, to indicate his villainous intent. The husband returns to find his
The_Frozen_North
Orphans of the Storm (1921) The Phantom Carriage (1921) The Sheik (1921) Foolish Wives (1922) Milonguita [es] (1922) La muchacha del arrabal (1922) Melenita
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Film genre
approximately $34,000 on The Way Back, a five-reeler, and over $1 million on Foolish Wives, a top-of-the-line Super Jewel. The production of inexpensive films
B movies (Hollywood Golden Age)
B_movies_(Hollywood_Golden_Age)
American actor (1884–1957)
Donald Mannerby Love's Redemption Clifford Standish Lost film 1922 Foolish Wives Rude Soldier/Armless Soldier Uncredited Smilin' Through Kenneth Wayne/Jeremiah
Harrison Ford (silent film actor)
Harrison_Ford_(silent_film_actor)
Lobby card for Foolish Wives (1922)
List of Universal Pictures films (1920–1929)
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1923 film
workers, most of whom were loyalists enlisted from his recently completed Foolish Wives. Production manager Hum felt that von Stroheim was “stalling” on portions
Merry-Go-Round_(1923_film)
Prizma insert Astra Film Directed by Graham Cutts. Lost film. 1922 Foolish Wives United States Hand coloring inserts Universal Pictures Hand coloring
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American actress (1894–1973)
actress and fashion designer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in Foolish Wives (1922) and for a supporting role in the Clara Bow vehicle Mantrap (1926)
Miss_DuPont
(1921) Foolish (1999) Foolish Age (2013) Foolish Happiness (1929) Foolish Heart (1998) Foolish Plans (2016) Foolish Wives (1922) Foolishness of His Love
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American actress
(1920) The Devil's Pass Key (1920) *lost film Roads of Destiny (1921) Foolish Wives (1922) The Power of a Lie (1922) Monte Cristo (1922) Merry-Go-Round
Maude_George
British actor (1934–2017)
5: "The Elusive Ellshaw" Maupassant unknown Season 1, episode 12: "Foolish Wives" 1964 Ann Veronica Mr. Capes 3 episodes Doctor Who Ganatus 5 episodes;
Philip_Bond_(actor)
1980 documentary series
(1921) Never Weaken (1921) The Sheik (1921) Affairs of Anatol (1921) Foolish Wives (1922) Manslaughter (1922) Robin Hood (1922) Down to the Sea in Ships
Hollywood_(British_TV_series)
American actor (1868–1931)
replaced actor Rudolph Christians in Erich von Stroheim's production of Foolish Wives (1922), after Christians died of pneumonia. Edeson famously only showed
Robert_Edeson
1920 film by Erich von Stroheim
characterized subsequent von Stroheim films, first manifested in his Foolish Wives (1922). Despite these delays in editing, The Devil’s Pass Key was completed
The_Devil's_Pass_Key
1923 film by Wallace Worsley
Universal's prized "name" director after the successes of Blind Husbands and Foolish Wives. However, Stroheim was fired by Thalberg from Universal before production
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)
The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_(1923_film)
American film director (1880–1962)
Fort, Guy Endore and Erich von Stroheim (director of Greed (1924) and Foolish Wives (1922)), and "although it has its horrific moments, like Freaks (1932)
Tod_Browning
English actor (1877–1948)
Musketeers (1921) - Cardinal Richelieu The Devil Within (1921) - Dr. Philiol Foolish Wives (1922) - Monk (uncredited) A Doll's House (1922) - Dr. Rank Salome (1923)
Nigel_De_Brulier
directed by Irving Cummings, starring Lon Chaney and Noah Beery Sr. Foolish Wives, starring and directed by Erich von Stroheim The Frozen North, directed
1922_in_film
U.S.-based Russian film critic, writer and essayist
In the same episode, he named the silent films True Heart Susie and Foolish Wives; the Holocaust documentary Shoah; and Jacques Tati's Playtime as the
Ignatiy_Vishnevetsky
Flouting social norms for religious purposes
Foolishness for Christ (Greek: διά Χριστόν σαλότητα; Church Slavonic: оуродъ, юродъ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions
Foolishness_for_Christ
Cape in California, United States
around Point Lobos. Valley of the Moon (1914) The Love Light (1921) Foolish Wives (1922) The Eleventh Hour (1923) Greed (1924) The Iron Mask (1929) Evangeline
Point_Lobos
(1930) The Emperor Jones (1933) Faces of Children (1925) Faust (1926) Foolish Wives (1922) Flirting With Fate (1916) The Gaucho (1927) The General (1926)
David Shepard (film preservationist)
David_Shepard_(film_preservationist)
Canadian art director
Stroheim in a hotel lobby led von Stroheim to offer Day work on the film Foolish Wives (1922). Day served as art director on all of von Stroheim's films thereafter
Richard_Day_(art_director)
Italian actor (1858–1954)
Dreams (1921) - Prof. Epnard God's Country and the Law (1921) - 'Poleon Foolish Wives (1922) - Cesare Ventucci Daddy (1923) - Cesare Gallo Merry-Go-Round
Cesare_Gravina
Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev
the Volga River with his two brothers and their wives. Although he was good-looking, he was also foolish, lazy, and despised work. He spent his days sitting
At_the_Pike's_Behest
board from 1920 to 1926, being asked by Universal Pictures to review Foolish Wives. Damaged Goods, a film about sexually transmitted infection, was banned
Censorship_in_Canada
American golfer and socialite (1884–1969)
Gordon. In 1923, she and her brother Raymond appeared in a silent film, Foolish Wives, among other "society extras". In 1930, she and her brother Raymond
Cornelia_Armsby
American painter
scenes from a number of motion pictures, including Erich von Stroheim's Foolish Wives (1922), The Death Kiss (1932) with Bela Lugosi, and the independently
Gustav_Brock
American actor
mentally handicapped girl preyed upon for rape in Erich von Stroheim's Foolish Wives (1922). His brother was the acrobat, actor and makeup artist Sam Polo
Eddie_Polo
Army Wives is an American television drama series that premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007. Based on the book by Tanya Biank, the series follows the
List_of_Army_Wives_episodes
2022 film festival
Senegal Eight Deadly Shots Kahdeksan surmanluotia Mikko Niskanen Finland Foolish Wives Erich von Stroheim United States Kamikaze Hearts Juliet Bashore United
2022_BFI_London_Film_Festival
American screenwriter
by the time of his death in 1941. The Duke of Chimney Butte (1921) Foolish Wives (1922) A Lady of Quality (1924) He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Secrets of
Marian_Ainslee
Australian composer and publisher
Crusoe) "Distant Memories Waltz", 1914 "The Drover", 1912 "(Those) Foolish Wives", 1922 "Football Song and Chorus" commissioned by the West Adelaide
Reginald_Stoneham
American actress (1903–2000)
She died in San Juan Capistrano, California. The Yellow Streak (1921) Foolish Wives (1922) Der Fluch der Habgier (1922) A Woman of Paris (1923) directed
Malvina_Polo
American cartoonist (1892–1953)
the Million Dollar Mystery: A Slang Review" of Erich von Stroheim's Foolish Wives (1922) "Bathing de Luxe on Saturday Night: A Slang Review" of Cecil
Richard_W._Dorgan
English playwright, novelist and screenwriter (born 1948)
nineteen novels, including The Ex-Wives (1993), Tulip Fever (1999; made into the 2017 film of the same name), These Foolish Things (2004; made into the 2011
Deborah_Moggach
American film editor
Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes 1922 Foolish Wives Erich von Stroheim Assistant editor Uncredited 1956 Hot Rod Girl Leslie H. Martinson
Daniel_Mandell
Month of 1922
second trial of Fatty Arbuckle began in San Francisco. The drama film Foolish Wives, written and directed by Erich von Stroheim, premiered at the Central
January_1922
Son of Krishna and Jambavati
a son of the Hindu god Krishna and his second consort, Jambavati. His foolish prank brought an end to the Yadu dynasty. In the 1st century BC, there
Samba_(Krishna's_son)
Month of 1922
showmen." The most popular film as of the week ending February 28, was Foolish Wives, directed by Erich von Stroheim. Montreal's five-story tall City Hall
March_1922
American singer and songwriter (born 1980)
2002 debut single "Foolish", made her the first female artist to occupy the top two positions the chart simultaneously. "Foolish" served as lead single
Ashanti_(singer)
Screenplay/titles/documentary film writer
Lionel Barrymore singled out Anthony among the "great stage critics." Foolish Wives (1922) Oliver Twist (1922) The Drivin' Fool (1923) A Boy of Flanders
Walter_Anthony
Islam. Most of the women in the Quran are represented as either mothers or wives of leaders or prophets. They retained a certain amount of autonomy from
Women_in_the_Quran
deux Nosferatu: Post Scriptum" January 1958 79 review of Nosferatu and Foolish Wives, co-writer: Lotte Eisner "Mizoguchi vu d'ici" March 1958 81 essay on
Bibliography of Jacques Rivette
Bibliography_of_Jacques_Rivette
Character in two of Shakespeare's plays
him, since we feel more sympathy for "clever knave than a foolish citizen". In the Merry Wives Shallow is set up at the beginning as an impotent foil to
Robert_Shallow
American films released in 1922
Emmett J. Flynn Estelle Taylor, Lewis Stone, Irene Rich Drama Fox Film Foolish Wives Erich von Stroheim Erich von Stroheim, Mae Busch Drama Universal. Most
List of American films of 1922
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American actress (1930–2023)
"learn to love him",[clarification needed] but that she was "young and foolish" and by the end, had had enough. Following her eight years of marriage
Elaine_Devry
Antagonist of Mad Max: Fury Road
encourages the War Boys to stage a coup, Joe succinctly demonstrates the foolishness of this plan by ordering a War Boy to commit a suicide bombing in front
Immortan_Joe
Czech actress (1914–1987)
1931 and 1965. Paradise Road (1936) Lidé na kře (1937) The Merry Wives (1938) A Foolish Girl (1938) Jiný vzduch (1939) Nocturnal Butterfly (1941) Valentin
Hana_Vítová
Native American religious ceremony
staff with a red ball at the end The Foolish One carried, which he used to harass the women of the tribe. The Foolish One served both a cautionary and humorous
Okipa
Award ceremony for films of 1949
O'Clock High 3 Jolson Sings Again A Letter to Three Wives Pinky 2 Adventures of Don Juan The Fallen Idol Little Women My Foolish Heart Prince of Foxes
22nd_Academy_Awards
Church in Thuringia, Germany
Germany, and, out on the portal, statues of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. The altar The Foolish Virgins of the parable The Ten Virgins Wolfram candelabra
Erfurt_Cathedral
Wife of King David in the Bible
that of Bathsheba. In one, the wife prevents David from murdering her foolish and greedy husband. In the second, David orders the death of a good man
Abigail
American politician (1799–1879)
" "I must have said a great many foolish things" wrote Margaret, "I am sure I did very few wise ones. I was foolish, hasty, but not vicious." Refusing
Peggy_Eaton
English folk song
| Mr Whippy New Zealand". Retrieved 7 May 2025. "Above: Adorable, but foolish, a child makes the common mistake of choosing". Seattle Weekly. 4 June
Greensleeves
American stage and film actor (1901–1961)
Choice (1938) American Landscape (1938) Skylark (1939) Claudia (1941) Foolish Notion (1945) Made in Heaven (1946) Portrait in Black (1947) Private Lives
Donald_Cook_(actor)
Canadian DJ duo
Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023. "Young & Foolish (feat. Charlieonnafriday) by Loud Luxury on Apple Music". "Cool Like That
Loud_Luxury
American actress
Return (1920) Peck's Bad Boy (1921) The Foolish Matrons (1921) Eden and Return (1921) The Bronze Bell (1921) The Foolish Age (1921) Up and at 'Em (1922) The
Doris_May
Fictional character from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
supposed "superior elegance and address." Ichabod is said to have a "soft and foolish heart towards the [opposite] sex." In the story, Irving writes regarding
Ichabod_Crane
American comedian and actor (born 1957)
Never released 1998 Whatever It Takes Dave Menardi 1999 Foolish Ron "El Dorado Ron" 2000 My 5 Wives Tony Morano Point Doom Frankie 2001 One Night at McCool's
Andrew_Dice_Clay
Back to the Future character
family members are shown to misuse idioms in ways that make them appear foolish and comical, despite their intention to insult or intimidate. He frequently
Biff_Tannen
Egyptian actor and comedian (1936–2020)
Cinderella and praise Nonsense Cream and honey Tarzan Red love The swing Foolish Musaylimah the liar Game of Love The Bomb of the Season Hiran dumps Tarek
Hassan_Hosny
Approximate method for doing something
by Scottish preacher James Durham: "Many profest Christians are like to foolish builders, who build by guess, and by rule of thumb (as we use to speak)
Rule_of_thumb
American actor (born 1956)
television shows. Powell had recurring roles on Roc, South Central, and Army Wives, and well as guest-starred on In the Heat of the Night, Murder, She Wrote
Clifton_Powell
1997 studio album by Brownstone
which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1996 film The First Wives Club. In early 1995, the R&B group Brownstone underwent significant lineup
Still Climbing (Brownstone album)
Still_Climbing_(Brownstone_album)
Fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
brothers convince him to ask for the most beautiful daughter-in-law. The foolish brother goes back to the snake's hut, which is now of a golden skin, and
The_Three_Feathers
Chinese actress and producer
(1965), Love Never Fades (1965), Spy with My Face (1966), and Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands (1969), where her husband was the director. Nam's last film
Hung_Nam
American actress (1899–1960)
The Fighting Coward (1924) Single Wives (1924) The Breath of Scandal (1924) One Glorious Night (1924) The Foolish Virgin (1924) *lost film The Snob (1924)
Phyllis_Haver
Comedic stock character in the theatre of Ancient Greece
by Plautus, the term applies to the main character Pyrgopolynices. This foolish Miles Gloriosus brags openly and often about his supposed greatness, while
Alazon
American songwriting and production team
magazine, December 2008, p. 327. "First Wives Club". First Wives Club. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Hetrick, Adam. "First Wives Club Musical Eyes Broadway Run" Archived
Holland–Dozier–Holland
Empress Consort of India ([[floruit|fl.]] 1768)
"Oh God! That the affairs of Hindustan should be conducted by a woman as foolish as this!" She had an affair with the eunuch Javed Khan Nawab Bahadur. He
Qudsia_Begum
Empress of China from 1487 to 1505
did not want other wives or concubines because he is said to have loved her sincerely. Empress Zhang was described as a "foolish and demanding woman
Empress_Zhang_(Hongzhi)
American radio and television host (born 1971)
in the 2004 remake of Ira Levin's 1972 satirical thriller The Stepford Wives. He returned to radio with The Billy Bush Show, a nightly talk radio and
Billy_Bush
Element of Japanese language
opposite quarters of the firm land: as yet they appear only disquieted, foolishly bubbling wells, which man's art might cover-in; yet mark them, their diameter
Japanese conjugation (imperfective form)
Japanese_conjugation_(imperfective_form)
2016 Indian film
their wives that they had some issue with Jyothsna, the daughter of their elderly tenant Sudoku Moorthy who lives upstairs. After the party, both wives ask
Jyo_Achyutananda
Indian social activist and politician (1879–1973)
"With all his good qualities, Gandhi did not bring the people forward from foolish and evil ways. His murderer was an educated man. Therefore nobody can say
Periyar
South Korean actress (born 1969)
actress. She is best known for her leading role in the television drama First Wives' Club (2007–2008). Kim Hye-sun began modeling when she was in middle school
Kim_Hye-sun
FOOLISH WIVES
FOOLISH WIVES
Boy/Male
Polish
Moorish.
Male
Polish
Polish pet form of Czech/Polish Jakub, KUBA means "supplanter."
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Stephanos, SZCZEPAN means "crown."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord of the Pious
Female
Polish
Polish name MARZENA means "dreamed one."Â
Boy/Male
Irish
Foolish pride.
Male
Polish
Polish name SZCZEOSNY means "lucky."Â
Boy/Male
Polish
Moorish.
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Timon, TYMON means "honor."
Male
Polish
Polish name SULISÅAW means "better fame."
Female
Polish
Polish-Jewish pet form of Polish Henrieta, YETTA means "little home-ruler."
Boy/Male
Irish
Foolish pride.
Male
Polish
Polish form of Latin Victor, WIKTOR means "conqueror."
Male
Polish
Polish name ZDZISÅAW means "here is glory."
Boy/Male
Irish
Foolish pride.
Boy/Male
Irish
Foolish.
Boy/Male
Irish
Foolish pride.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva
Male
Polish
Polish name, WIELISÅAW means "great glory."Â
Male
Polish
Polish form of Latin Vincentius, WINCENTY means "conqueror."
FOOLISH WIVES
FOOLISH WIVES
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Trow, mainly of 1.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Strong
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beautiful and radiant
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kavyarajsinh | காவà¯à®¯à®°à®œà¯à®¸à®¿à®‚ஹÂ
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name, in part possibly from Lapley in Staffordshire, so named from Old English læppa ‘end of a parish’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, although the frequency of the surname in Scotland suggests another, unidentified source may also be involved.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
The Planet Venus; Resplendent; Venus; Friday
Boy/Male
Dutch, German, Swedish
Spear
Biblical
judgment; who judges
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Just
Girl/Female
Hindu
FOOLISH WIVES
FOOLISH WIVES
FOOLISH WIVES
FOOLISH WIVES
FOOLISH WIVES
a.
Foolish; silly.
a.
Foolish; weak.
a.
Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences.
v. i.
Foolish utterance; drivel.
n.
A foolish fellow.
a.
Simple; artless; foolish.
v. i.
To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy.
a.
Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.
a.
Foolish; stupid.
v. t.
To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly.
a.
Foolish; stupid.
a.
Like a goose; foolish.
superl.
Light-headed; foolish.
a.
Stupid; foolish.
a.
Foolish; weak; imbecile.
a.
Giddy; frivolous; foolish.
n.
Foolish discourse.
adv.
In a foolish manner.
n.
A tool to polish the edge of a sole.
a.
Mysterious; also, foolish.