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Examples of fatuous
fatuous
Since neither requirement is usually met, the philosophy argument seems fatuous.
From the time.com
The sense of awe, in turns, becomes silly, fatuous-like the open mouth of a fool.
From the theepochtimes.com
In this show, his rat-a-tat patter is more revved up, his persona more fatuous.
From the orlandosentinel.com
And it is quite fatuous to claim that entrepreneurs are a rule unto themselves.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
To study intelligence in an extra-contextual way is futile, fatuous and silly.
From the newscientist.com
There he is assaulted by fatuous friends of the family who entice him with offers.
From the time.com
Whether these assaults on history are intentional or merely fatuous hardly matters.
From the edition.cnn.com
Your question is fatuous, they bang on about Israel because Israel buy EDO hardware.
From the theargus.co.uk
Here in Washington DC, break includes a fatuous plug for the local NBC News.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Asinine: devoid of intelligence
- (fatuously) vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish
- (fatuousness) absurdity: a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
- Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense.
- Obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness
- (fatuously) With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically
- (fatuousness) The characteristic of being fatuous
- (adj.) silly, foolish (He considers himself a serious poet, but in truth, he only writes fatuous limericks.)
