silliness
Example Sentences
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In family touch football, there’s no silliness about the receiver needing to keep both feet or one foot in bounds.
Put into the same boxing ring to duke it out, the movie’s unintentional silliness easily KO’s its blips of emotional gravity.
From Salon
It can seem an overused device, but it often produces good results, and, based on the two episodes out for review, the results here, rich in slapstick and silliness, are very good.
From Los Angeles Times
As often as you may be tickled by its fanged silliness, you’ll also be drained.
From Los Angeles Times
They sometimes provide platforms for silliness, including speech that some people find offensive.
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