1having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish:another of his silly jokes‘Don’t be silly!’ she said
ridiculously trivial or frivolous:he would brood about silly things
[as complement] used to convey that an activity or process has been engaged in to such a degree that someone is no longer capable of thinking or acting sensibly:he often drank himself sillyhis mother worried herself silly over him
2 archaic (especially of a woman, child, or animal) helpless; defenceless.
3 [attributive] Cricket denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman:silly mid-on
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Universal
a foolish person (often used as a form of address):come on, silly
the silly season
high summer regarded as the season when newspapers often publish trivial material because of a lack of important news.