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語源

From folie (“folly”) +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix). First attested in c. 1330.

発音

• IPA: /ˈfɔliːliː/, /ˈfɔliliː/, /ˈfoːl-/, /-lit͡ʃ(ə)/

副詞

folily

1. Foolishly, idiotically, in an ill-advised or knowledgeless way.
   • 1387, Chaucer, “v. 7061”, in The Tale of Melibee‎:

     ...for thynges that been folily doon, and that been in hope of Fortune, shullen nevere come to good ende.

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2. Immorally; in a sinful, immoral or evil way.
3. (rare) Lustfully, lewdly.

参照

• “fōlīlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 July 2018.
• “folily”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.