Silly — Defs

01 a. Happy; fortunate; blessed.

1.
Happy; fortunate; blessed.[Obs.]
2.
Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.[Obs.]
“The silly virgin strove him to withstand.” — Spenser.

“A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog.” — Robynson (More's Utopia).
3.
Weak; helpless; frail.[Obs.]
“After long storms . . . With which my silly bark was tossed sore.” — Spenser.

“The silly buckets on the deck.” — Coleridge.
4.
Rustic; plain; simple; humble.[Obs.]
“A fourth man, in a sillyhabit.” — Shak.

“All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.” — Milton.
5.
Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
6.
Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.