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cockeyed - Crooked or askew; not level; or an idea that is crazy or foolish.

Mindy gave Andy a cockeyed look when he described his cockeyed scheme for selling mushrooms on the internet.

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preposterous - Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

When Sandy's stock broker called and suggested that he sell half his stocks because he felt the market was overvalued, Sandy thought the idea was preposterous - but it turned out that his stock broker was right.

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scatterbrained - Disorganized and lacking in concentration.

Kathy liked having deep conversations with people, and felt that spending time with scatterbrained people who talked about nothing important was a waste of time.

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bumbling - Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent

Homer was a bumbling fool who would also put his family members in danger.

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dunce - A derogatory term used to ridicule someone who is not very clever, or who does not learn easily.

Being called the dunce of the class motivated Joe to work harder and he finished top of the class. Now sometimes he puts on a joker's costume to make fun of those who used to make fun of him.

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misguided - Having or showing faulty judgment or reasoning.

She shouted at him, 'If you think you can get me to marry you by controlling me, then you are terribly misguided.'

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sot - A habitual drunkard

The man at the bar was such a sot that he would fall asleep before finishing his latest drink.

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naive - Too ready to believe someone or something, or to trust that someone's intentions are good, often because of a lack of experience:

When meeting strangers at parties, it's important not to be naive about accepting their invitations.

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silly - Showing a lack of logic, reason, or common sense; often in a playful or harmless way.

It's silly to worry about things that are out of your control—focus on what you can change instead.

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impractical - Not useful, unlikelly to succeed, not sensible or realistic.

Attaching wings to arms was an impractical method for man to be able to fly.

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flaky - Unreliable or inconsistent in behavior, especially in keeping commitments.

He’s kind of flaky—he said he’d meet us, but we waited and waited, and he never showed up.

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stupidity - A lack of intelligence or the ability to think and understand clearly.

When he reviewed in his mind what led him to this degraded situation, he realized he had no one to blame besides his own stupidity.