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
Will you put that tomfool thing away, sir!
From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal
“You are talking tomfool nonsense,” he said, scowling.
From The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
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)
I’ve always had a sneaking admiration for a tomfool.
From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
