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April 8, 2024

Word of the Day: Fatuous

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Word of the Day
: April 8, 2024

\FATCH-oo-us\ adjective

What It Means

To describe something, such as an idea or remark, as fatuous is to say that it is foolish or silly rather than sensible or logical.

// Our hopes for an apology and a reasonable explanation for the error were met with fatuous platitudes.

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