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TAKE THE QUIZfatuous
adjective
fat·u·ous
ˈfa-chü-əs
-tyü-
: complacently or inanely foolish : silly
a fatuous remark
a fatuous socialite with a near-pathological love of parties and shopping—
Janet Maslin
fatuously
adverb
fatuousness
noun
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