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  • 71fatuousness — noun a ludicrous folly the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown s behavior • Syn: ↑absurdity, ↑fatuity, ↑silliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑silly (for: ↑silliness), ↑ …

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  • 72silliness — noun 1. a ludicrous folly the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown s behavior • Syn: ↑absurdity, ↑fatuity, ↑fatuousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑silly, ↑fatuous (for …

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  • 73Fatuitous — Fa*tu i*tous, a. Stupid; fatuous. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 74Fatuity — Fa*tu i*ty, n. [L. fatuitas, fr. fatuus foolish: cf. F. fatuit[ e] Cf. {Fatuous}.] Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity. [1913 Webster] Those many forms of popular fatuity. I Taylor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 75Idiotic — Id i*ot ic, Idiotical Id i*ot ic*al, a. [L. idioticus ignorant, Gr. ?: cf. F. idiotique. See {Idiot}.] 1. Common; simple. [Obs.] Blackwall. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy; foolish; fatuous; as, an… …

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  • 76Idiotical — Idiotic Id i*ot ic, Idiotical Id i*ot ic*al, a. [L. idioticus ignorant, Gr. ?: cf. F. idiotique. See {Idiot}.] 1. Common; simple. [Obs.] Blackwall. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy; foolish; fatuous; as …

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  • 77Infatuate — In*fat u*ate (?; 135), a. [L. infatuatus, p. p. of infatuare to infatuate; pref. in in + fatuus foolish. See {Fatuous}.] Infatuated. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 78dopey — also dopy adjective (dopier; est) Date: 1896 1. a. dulled by alcohol or a narcotic b. sluggish, stupefied 2. stupid, fatuous < dopey sitcoms > • dopily …

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  • 79inanity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1603 1. the quality or state of being inane: as a. lack of substance ; emptiness b. vapid, pointless, or fatuous character ; shallowness 2. something that is inane …

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  • 80fade — I. verb (faded; fading) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *fader, from fade feeble, insipid, from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus fatuous, insipid Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to lose freshness, strength,&#8230; …

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