adj. Pitiable, deserving of sympathy; poor, miserable.
adj. Trifling, insignificant.
adj. Silly, foolish.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. See silly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Happy; lucky; fortunate.
Good.
Simple; artless; innocent; harmless; silly. See silly.
Poor; trifling.
Word Usage
"Silly (as seely) meant happy, lucky, and blessed, then (as silly) helpless and piteous, then feeble or insignificant, then simple or unsophisticated, before taking on its current meaning."