General and Silly

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Silly and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "General".

Silly

Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.

General and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Silly".

Nearby Word: silliness

Both words in one sentence

  • Beware the Silly Ones Dawn of War II: Retribution: While Warhammer 40K orks are plenty silly in general while also being plenty deadly, the ones followed in the Ork campaign take both these traits further than usual.
  • Silly Reason for War Whilst the degree of collateral damage rarely approaches the same level as the above two examples, team sports in general count as a pretty silly reason for mass riots.
  • While a lot of the cards are just silly in general, many cards take potshots at both Magic's fans and its developers.
    Source: Self-Parody
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