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fatuously

/ˈfæt͡ʃ.u.əs.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
fat-u-ous-ly
IPA
/ˈfæt͡ʃ.u.əs.li/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English fatuous Middle English -ly English -ly English fatuously From fatuous + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfæt͡ʃ.u.əs.li/
  • British English: /ˈfæt.ju.əs.li/

Inflected Forms

more fatuously (comparative) most fatuously (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

fatuity fatuous fatuousness

Synonyms

foolishly idiotically stupidly inanely

Questions

How do you pronounce fatuously?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæt͡ʃ.u.əs.li/.
What does fatuously mean?
With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
Where does fatuously come from?
Etymology tree English fatuous Middle English -ly English -ly English fatuously From fatuous + -ly.

How to pronounce fatuously

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