Rollicking
Rollicking adjective - Given to good-natured joking or teasing.
Usage example: a rollicking boy who quickly charms everyone he meets
Silly and rollicking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Rollicking".
Nearby Word: rollick
Silly
Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.
Rollicking and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rollicking" instead an adjective "Silly".
Nearby Word: silliness
Both words in one sentence
- It's followed by a review where a scholar heaps praise on Hitler as a brilliant writer of rollicking good adventure stories, and whose only criticism is that he thinks it was a bit implausible for the protagonist to rise to power by creating a rather silly cult of personality and machismo.
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