fatuously en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English fatuous Middle English -ly English -ly English fatuously From fatuous + -ly.
Meanings
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With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
Will they, like the fellows, judiciously bear a hand in sweeping the stable, or will they fatuously wait to be themselves swept with a besom of destruction?
1835, “Reform in the College of Physicians”, in Michael Ryan, editor, London Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. VII, page 153:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more fatuously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most fatuously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
fatuous · fatuousness · fatuity
Synonyms
idiotically (with smug stupidity) · stupidly (with smug stupidity) · foolishly (with smug stupidity)