clever-foolish

Updated: May 7, 2025

And even to hear you say it troubles me, because there was never a hamadryad between two hills that had a husband one-half so clever-foolish as he made light of time and chance, with his sleek black head cocked to one side, and his mischievous brown eyes a-twinkle."

James Branch Cabell - Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice