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TOPIK 3adjective

어리석다

eoriseokda [어리석따]

어리석어요 · 어리석었어요 · 어리석은 (+noun)

foolish, stupid, silly

Example

그런 어리석은 실수를 다시는 하지 않을 거예요.

I'll never make such a foolish mistake again.

Word parts

Middle Korean 어리다 meant 'foolish' before it shifted to mean 'young'.