# foolishly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈfuːlɪʃli/ · frequency rank #30,425

## Definitions
1. In a foolish manner.
2. Without good judgment.

## Etymology
From Middle English folysly, folysschly; equivalent to foolish + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **foolish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foolish-vs-foolishly)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ffoolishly`, `folishly`, `foloishly`, `fooilshly`, `foolihsly`, `foolishhly`, `foolishlly`, `foolishlyy`, `foolishyl`, `foolislhy`, `foolisshly`, `foollishly`, `foolsihly`, `ofolishly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/foolishly