Thursday, November 10, 2011

Fatuous

adj: stupid, foolishly self-satisfied

1.foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
2.unreal; illusory.

Ted's fatuous comments always embarrassed his keen-witted wife at parties.

The fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little

Ignoring the avalanche warnings, the fatuous skiers continued on their course

Synonyms: absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, silly

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