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How to pronounce “foolish”
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Pronunciation guide for foolish
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of foolish with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran
He may have been naive about that and foolish about that,
- Definition summary
- (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce foolish
Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran

He may have been naive about that and foolish about that,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “foolish”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
- Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
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