Cheeky vs Foolish - What's the difference?
cheeky | foolish |
(informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
* 1899 , , Stalky & Co. , chaper 4:
* 1909 , , The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England , chaper 7:
Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish , but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
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*:It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish .
As adjectives the difference between cheeky and foolish
is that cheeky is (informal) impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing while foolish is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.cheeky
English
Adjective
(er)- "Shut up," said Harrison. "You chaps always behave as if you were jawin' us when we come to jaw you."
- "You're a lot too cheeky ," said Craye.
- The Young Turks, as might have been expected, wrote in their customary flippant, cheeky style.
