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fatuous(dictionary)
FATUOUS PERSON(law)

fatuous (iou)



fatuous adjective. E17.
[from Latin fatuus foolish, silly, insipid + -OUS.]
Tasteless, vapid. Only in E17.
Of a person, personal action, feeling, etc.: vacantly silly, purposeless, idiotic. M17.
E. Perkins They're all fatuous, self-obsessed, undirected, confused, emotional retards.
In a state of dementia or imbecility. Now rare exc. Scots Law. M18.
fatuously adverb L19.
fatuousness noun L19.