Foolish
Foolish adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: a foolish scheme that was supposed to make us all rich
Wise
Wise adjective - Having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge.
Usage example: a respected and wise old judge famous for her sensible rulings
Nearby Words: wisely, wised
Both words in one sentence
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Here lies our Sovran Lord, the King, Whose Word no-man relies on, Who never said a foolish Thing, Or ever did a wise one.
Source: Useful Notes / Charles II -
Self-Deprecation: DiZ / Ansem The Wise calls Xehanort the "foolish apprentice of a foolish man" in one of the ending scenes.
Source: Video Game / Kingdom Hearts II -
Averted with Tulkas, who's wise enough to know that it would be foolish and wrong to fight Melkor's rebellion with rebellion of his own.
Source: Literature / The Silmarillion
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