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fatuous

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Etymology

From Latin fatuus (foolish, silly, simple).

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Adjective

fatuous (comparative more fatuous, superlative most fatuous)

  1. Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stupid
    • 2004, Frank Tallis, Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness, page 46:
      A fatuous love affair can easily result in a fatuous marriage. A couple who hardly know each other and, indeed, may not even really like each other, make a commitment that has little chance of being honoured.
    • 2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us glimpse of an integrated transport policy”, in Rail, page 56:
      While much publicity is given to fatuous 'reversing Beeching' ideas, the reality is that the real investment is focused on expanding the road network - [...].

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