fatuous

  • 21fatuous — fat·u·ous || fætʃʊəs adj. stupid; inane, foolish, silly; illusory …

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  • 22fatuous — [ fatjʊəs] adjective silly and pointless. Derivatives fatuity noun (plural fatuities). fatuously adverb fatuousness noun Origin C17: from L. fatuus foolish + ous …

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  • 23fatuous — a. 1. Foolish, witless, drivelling, idiotic. 2. Infatuated, mad, senseless, absurdly foolish. 3. Illusory, deceptive …

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  • 24fatuous — adj 1. silly, inane, absurd, pointless, foolish; ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable; senseless, nonsensical, Scot, and North Eng. glaikit, cockeyed; unreasonable, irrational, illogical; groundless, unconnected, driftless, aimless; preposterous,… …

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  • 25fatuous — fat·u·ous …

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  • 26fatuous — UK [ˈfætjuəs] / US [ˈfætʃuəs] adjective formal stupid …

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  • 27fatuous — [ˈfætjuəs] adj formal stupid …

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  • 28fatuous — fat•u•ous [[t]ˈfætʃ u əs[/t]] adj. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly • Etymology: 1625–35; < L fatuus silly, foolish; see ous fat′u•ous•ly, adv. fat′u•ous•ness, n. syn: See foolish …

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  • 29fatuous — /ˈfætʃuəs / (say fachoohuhs) adjective 1. foolish, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. 2. unreal; illusory. {Latin fatuus} –fatuously, adverb –fatuousness, noun …

  • 30fatuous — see FADE …

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