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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bewakoofi se
"उसने बेवकूफी से एक असफल व्यवसाय में निवेश किया।"
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2 senses- 1
In a manner that shows a lack of good sense or judgment.
"He foolishly invested all his savings in a failing business." - 2
In a way that is characteristic of a fool.
"She foolishly ignored the warnings about the storm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'foolishly' is derived from the Middle English 'foolishli', which combines 'fool' from Old English 'fola' meaning 'a foolish person' and the adverbial suffix '-ly'. The term has evolved over centuries to denote actions performed in a manner lacking wisdom or sense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foolishly" is said worldwide
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bêtement
Transliteration: bêtement
"Il a investi bêtement dans une entreprise en faillite."
dumm
Transliteration: dumm
"Er hat dumm in ein gescheitertes Geschäft investiert."
stupidamente
Transliteration: stupidamente
"Ha investito stupidamente in un'azienda fallita."
neciamente
Transliteration: neciamente
"Invirtió neciamente en un negocio fallido."
tolamente
Transliteration: tolamente
"Ele investiu tolamante em um negócio falido."
बेवकूफी से
Transliteration: bewakoofi se
"उसने बेवकूफी से एक असफल व्यवसाय में निवेश किया।"
愚蠢地
Transliteration: yú chǔn de
"他愚蠢地投资了一个失败的生意。"
어리석게
Transliteration: eoriseokge
"그는 어리석게 실패한 사업에 투자했다."
愚かに
Transliteration: orokani
"彼は愚かに失敗したビジネスに投資した。"
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