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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fatuous /ˈfatjʊəs/

▶adjective silly and pointless.

– derivatives
fatuity noun (pl. fatuities),
fatuously adverb,
fatuousness noun.

– origin C17: from L. fatuus ‘foolish’ + -ous.

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