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Foolish vs Crumbum - What's the difference?

foolish | crumbum |

As an adjective foolish

is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

As a noun crumbum is

an objectionable or foolish person.

foolish

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • :
  • *
  • *: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.
  • :
  • *(Aeschylus)
  • *:It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish .

    • Synonyms

    * absurd * idiotic * ridiculous * silly * unwise

    Antonyms

    * wise

    Derived terms

    * foolishness

    crumbum

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) An objectionable or foolish person.
  • * 1987 , , Centennial , ISBN 9780449214190, p. 9:
    • Don't let this crumbum talk you into doing his dirty work. He's known as the literary pimp of Sixth Avenue.

    Related terms

    * crumb * crummy