fatuitous

[ fuh-too-i-tuhs, -tyoo- ]

adjective

1. complacently stupid; foolish.

Other Words From

• fa·tui·tous·ness noun
• unfa·tui·tous adjective
• unfa·tui·tous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatuitous¹

First recorded in 1725–35; fatuit(y) + -ous