fatuitous

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

adjective
  1. complacently stupid; foolish.

Origin of fatuitous

1
First recorded in 1725–35; fatuit(y) + -ous

Other words from fatuitous

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

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