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Added 9 October 2026

fatuous

/ˈfæt.ju.əs/ adjective

In Latin: fatuus, stultus Wiktionary

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Inanely stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.

Origin

From Latin fatuus (“foolish, silly, simple”).

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