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Meanings of fatuous in English

Devoid of intelligence.

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Usage of fatuous in English
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The mediocre in poetry is merely fatuous; in sculpture, it is ugly.
Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observ...
2
For the time being resistance was fatuous, and it accepted the inevitable.
Where the Trail Divides
3
Never has a great democracy's fate hung on so fatuous a figure.
The Irish Times
4
His utterances were fatuous; mere exhortations to the country not to worry.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
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The reference to VE Day manages to be both fatuous and offensive.
The Guardian
6
Even temporarily calling off the wonderful and completely fatuous hunt for wockets.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
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Arnold Jacks differed widely from the common type of fatuous young man.
The Crown of Life
8
That will be Sam Merton -the faithful but rather fatuous Sam.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
9
A fatuous reflection, perhaps; yet every moment's observation seemed to confirm it.
The Odd Women
10
He surprised himself smiling with a fatuous indulgence of his enjoyable fancies.
Stolen Treasure
11
Carter was too fatuous at times, and at other times too restrained.
The Titan
12
They were never significant, practical men who clung to these fatuous ideals.
The Financier: A Novel
13
He recognized only his own weakness of the infatuated lover's fatuous timidity.
The Grain of Dust: A Novel
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His eyes, narrow and seemingly colorless, regarded her with a fatuous complacency.
Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories
15
Upon such a basis, or lack of basis, all discussion becomes fatuous.
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
16
I haven't known distinguished men on whom I could pass fatuous remarks.
A Personal Record
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