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foolishly
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | idiotic, without due consideration |
| Synonyms: | absurdly, ill-advisedly, imprudently, incautiously, indiscreetly, injudiciously, mistakenly, short-sightedly, stupidly, unwisely |
| Antonyms: | carefully, cautiously, sensibly, thoughtfully, wisely |
| Main Entry: | madly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wildly, fiercely |
| Synonyms: | absurdly, crazily, deliriously, dementedly, desperately, devotedly, distractedly, energetically, exceedingly, excessively, excitedly, extremely, foolishly, frantically, frenziedly, furiously, hard, hastily, hurriedly, hysterically, insanely, intensely, irrationally, like mad, ludicrously, nonsensically, passionately, psychotically, quickly, rabidly, rapidly, rashly, recklessly, senselessly, something fierce, speedily, stormily, to distraction, tumultously/tumultuously, turbulently, unreasonably, violently |
| Antonyms: | calmly, normally |
| Main Entry: | pell-mell |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | hurriedly and carelessly |
| Synonyms: | foolishly, full tilt, hastily, headlong, heedlessly, helter-skelter, impetuously, incontinently, indiscreetly, posthaste, precipitiously, rashly, recklessly, thoughtlessly |
| Antonyms: | carefully, cautiously |
| Main Entry: | impetuously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | hastily |
| Synonyms: | carelessly, foolishly, heedlessly, impulsively, rashly, thoughtlessly |
| Main Entry: | improvidently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | impulsively |
| Synonyms: | carelessly, foolishly, heedlessly, imprudently, rashly, thoughtlessly, unwisely |
| Main Entry: | imprudently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unwisely |
| Synonyms: | foolishly, inadvisedly, indiscreetly, rashly |
| Main Entry: | impulsively |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | imprudently |
| Synonyms: | carelessly, foolishly, hastily, impetuously, rashly |
| Main Entry: | indiscreetly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | incautiously |
| Synonyms: | carelessly, foolishly, inadvisedly, injudiciously, naively, rashly |
| Main Entry: | irrationally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | illogically |
| Synonyms: | foolishly, stupidly, unreasonably |
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