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Meanings of gooselike in English

Having or revealing stupidity.

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      Examples for "foolish"
      1
      One must be the half-foolish Nicko; the other must be the spy.
      Ruth Fielding at the War Front; or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldie...
      2
      It was foolish to question the power in that grave, sardonic face.
      The Rangeland Avenger
      3
      He looked very foolish; and sat down in a corner without speaking.
      Masterman Ready
      4
      The Bishop did a foolish thing in talking of the metropolitan press.
      Dr. Wortle's School
      5
      The foolish comfortable words spoken in every drawing-room throughout the United Kingdom.
      The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
      1
      Mashed potatoes, beef jerky and water made him feel a bit better.
      Rock and Ice Magazine
      2
      I saw a puppet show last year, but they moved all jerky.
      A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
      3
      Take it in little sips, commanded the foreman in short, jerky sentences.
      The Pony Rider Boys in Texas; Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plain...
      4
      She glanced at him, and with a jerky movement crumpled the paper.
      In for a penny
      5
      Her movements seemed jerky, almost uncontrolled, so different from her usual grace.
      In every heartbeat
      1
      Harv said in the dopey voice he affected whenever Nell talked fancy.
      The Diamond Age
      2
      Sure, there's the Christmas present sorted for your dopey, grumpy younger brother.
      The Irish Times
      3
      As she felt its warmth again, the dopey South Seas feeling returned.
      Mildred Pierce
      4
      I don't mind rescheduling, but I'm not riding in that dopey-looking car.
      Hot six
      5
      I would see how dopey I was worrying about such petty stuff.
      Wiseguy
      1
      The goosey-gander stood in the doorway and looked into the cow shed.
      The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
      2
      But when the door closed on the goosey-gander, the boy was aroused.
      The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
      3
      Just seeing a couple of red lights had made her all goosey.
      Knockemstiff
      4
      But at that moment he heard a pretty voice answer the goosey-gander.
      The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
      5
      They were furious because Dunfin had a suitor like the white goosey-gander.
      The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
      1
      I have studied every line of old Randall's notes till I'm 'dopy' myself.
      The Tyranny of the Dark
      2
      Went dopy I suppose about the bad news and tore things up a bit.
      The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge; Or, The Hermit of Moonligh...
      3
      Are you dopy, daft, or what's the matter with you?
      Frank Merriwell at Yale; Or, Freshman Against Freshman
      4
      If that ain't regular Bolsheviki talk, then I'm dopy.
      They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming
      5
      CAROL chimes dimly in, dopy from the sunshine.
      Once upon a time in America
      1
      On MRI, all patients demonstrated a mass-like fluid extension around the pes anserine bursa and into the bone.
      Pubmed
      2
      To avoid misdiagnosis, radiologists should be aware of the occurrence of osseous changes in the tibia confluent with pes anserine bursitis.
      Pubmed
      3
      Conclusion: Pes anserine bursitis with intramedullary extension is an unusual presentation of bursitis that may simulate a neoplasm clinically and radiologically.
      Pubmed
      4
      You are the state's hired hand, Charlie boy-duly employed to remain at Austin and display your anserine ignorance in the governor's office.
      The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
      1
      The storied local band turned the tables merit-wise after a loosy-goosy but hardworking set by a Marcus Miller small group.
      Reuters