Silly
Silly adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: those silly movie producers who thought that audiences would fall for that gimmick all over again
Thick is a synonym for silly in daft topic. In some cases you can use "Thick" instead an adjective "Silly". informal substitute
Nearby Word: silliness
Thick
Thick adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: couldn't believe that his guests were so thick that they were missing his hints that it was time to leave
How words are described
| little | little silly | little thick |
Both words in one sentence
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Being able to drive the thick metal lug that had held one of the restraining cuffs to the chair (before Quaid simply lifts the restraint straight up out of the arm) into another technician's neck and create a rather neat, circular wound is similarly silly.
Source: Film / Total Recall (1990) -
Much of the work of Icelandic artist Kjartan Arnorsson is a comedic core wrapped in a thick layer of pornographic shenanigans, where the context may be sexual but the execution is often presented as silly, almost cartoonish antics.
Source: Sex Comedy - Then there's Otto von Chriek, the mostly-harmless vampire photographer, who dresses silly and speaks with a thick accent and is generally a nice guy, even though if he wanted to he could rip your limbs out of their sockets and beat you to death with them.
Source: Fauxreigner
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