Tomfool (Noun)
Meaning
A person who lacks good judgment.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He invested all his savings in a dubious scheme, revealing him to be a complete tomfool.
- The way he managed his finances was so incompetent that everyone thought him a tomfool.
- After getting into his third fender bender in as many weeks, it became clear that he was a tomfool behind the wheel.
- The CEO's poor decision to expand the company's operations during a recession proved him to be a tomfool.
- Despite clear warnings from his friends, the tomfool decided to quit college to pursue a career in professional poker playing.