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Meanings of very silly in English

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Usage of very silly in English
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They were very silly and merry about the measuring of the noses.
A Cathedral Singer
2
This all seems very silly; but we women are made like that.
Original Short Stories — Volume 09
3
It is very silly of me to be in this affair, sir.
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
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You may think all this was very silly in my gentle Minnie.
Aunt Amy; or, How Minnie Brown learned to be a Sunbeam
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The whole of this story is probably a very silly modern invention.
Mexico and Its Religion / With Incidents of Travel in That Count...
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It sounds very silly to me; but you can't exaggerate their fear.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I
7
Niece, you're a gander; and what is worse, a very silly gander.
Doctor Thorne
8
You will look very silly said Mr Salteena with a dry laugh.
The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan
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You will think that I am a very silly woman, Mr. Sherry.
The Strange Adventure of James Shervinton / 1902
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That is a very silly practice of yours, Daisy, and very unbecoming.
Melbourne House, Volume 2
11
It was very silly and wrong for me to come to you.
Old Valentines / A Love Story
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But are not poor people often very silly about animals and plants?
Madam How and Lady Why; Or, First Lessons in Earth Lore for Chil...
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The audience comments were very silly, and the performers were very good.
Wired
14
It also has a very silly name with a deadly serious intent.
The Irish Times
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It was very silly, he knew, but he could not help it.
L'Assommoir
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He sips tomato broth, opposite a man in a very silly outfit.
The Guardian
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Very silly through the time
Very silly across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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