tomfool
Example Sentences
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Their own father, an amiable giant nearly seven foot tall, lacked the drive and ambition of his sons, and he refused to support this tomfool idea.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
I've been dared into a lot of tomfool things in my day.
From Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block by Standish, Burt L.
What you want to do is get behind my tomfool words and get a feel of the man that's behind them.
From Burning Daylight by London, Jack
"However, it's exactly the same as if we were—" "Exactly tomfool!"
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth
Angry incredulity choked me, and I sat scowling at Silver Heels and striving to reconcile her serious mien with such a tomfool speech.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
