gooselike
- adjective
- Offensive
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estúpido (arcaico, ofensivo)
- She made a gooselike mistake during the meeting that embarrassed the whole team.
Examples
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His gooselike response to the question left everyone shaking their heads.
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Despite his intelligence, he sometimes acts in a gooselike manner when he's nervous.
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That was a gooselike comment!
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She made a gooselike mistake in her presentation.
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Despite being smart, he often responds in a gooselike way when he is unsure of himself.
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Everyone laughed at her gooselike joke that made no sense.
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His gooselike behavior during the discussion surprised his colleagues.
Synonyms
976
1.0
Not sensible and often a little foolish
505
1.3
Not showing good sense and making unwise choices
19
6.7
Not very smart and likely to act in a silly way
2
9.8
Silly in a way that shows bad judgment
1
9.9
Being silly and not thinking clearly
1
8.9
Silly and awkward in a clumsy, funny way
1
8.2
Very silly and not very smart
1
7.2
Silly and slow to understand things
Very foolish and showing little common sense
Not serious and likely to make bad choices
Too silly and not careful about important things
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gooselike is made from goose and -like, so it means 'like a goose'. People often say 'silly goose' to describe someone acting foolish, so gooselike describes silly or foolish behavior.