Foolish vs Apprehensive - What's the difference?
foolish | apprehensive |
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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*(Aeschylus)
*:It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish .
Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
* 1719 ,
Perceptive; quick to learn; intelligent; capable of grasping with the mind or intellect.
* 1670 ,
As adjectives the difference between foolish and apprehensive
is that foolish is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise while apprehensive is anticipating something with anxiety or fear.foolish
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Synonyms
* absurd * idiotic * ridiculous * silly * unwiseAntonyms
* wiseDerived terms
* foolishnessapprehensive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- this convinced me that there was no going on shore for us in the night on that coast, and how to venture on shore in the day was another question too; for to have fallen into the hands of any of the savages had been as bad as to have fallen into the hands of the lions and tigers; at least we were equally apprehensive of the danger of it.
- More fond of Miracles, than apprehensive of Truth.