Definitions
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- adjective obsolete See
unsely .
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- adjective Not
silly .
Etymologies
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un- + silly
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Examples
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Uncle Quiet had quite the silly side, which is really rather funny, as he was so very unsilly in many respects: he was the snappiest dresser of any male friend I've had, and reserved, and dignified.
Archive 2008-05-01 susan 2008
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Did gentlemen not harbor an unsilly thought in their heads?
Irresistible Balogh, Mary 1998
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