silly

1. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.Examples: "He cannot achieve celebrity by covering himself with diamonds... or by giving a silly price for a hack."

2. (chiefly Scotland, obsolete) Blessed, particularly:Examples: "The sylyman lay and herde, / And hys wyf answerd."; "The King of Spaine is counted very ſtrong, and the Pope is counted very ſtrong, because they haue a ſtrong hand to perſecute the ſilly ones of leſus Chriſt."Scotlandobsolete

3. (chiefly Scotland, obsolete) Blessed, particularly:Examples: "... thrie Saturdayes befor Lambas and thrie efter called the six silie Saturdayes."Scotlandobsolete

4. (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:Examples: "The fire raging upon the silly Carcase."; "Silly... in the same sense as E. poor is often used, denoting a state which excites compassion."Northern-EnglandScotlandrare

5. (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:Examples: "There is no best in þe word, I wene... / That suffuris halfe so myche tene / As doth þe sylly wat."; "In the silly lambis skin He crap als far as he micht win."Northern-EnglandScotlandliteraryrare

6. (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:Examples: "scared silly"; "Wherfore Christe must soo moche the more instantelye be sought vpon, that he may vouchsafe to defende vs sylly wretches."; "Ah Shepheard, pity my diſtreſſed plight, / (If as thou ſeem’ſt, thou art ſo meane a man) / And ſeeke not to inrich thy followers, / By lawleſſe rapine from a ſilly maide, […]"Northern-EnglandScotlandliteraryrare