adv
Meaning 1
With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fatuously
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfæt.ju.əs.li/
-
US: /ˈfæt͡ʃ.u.əs.li/
-
US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
-
US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
adverb
Meaning 2
vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inanely
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English fatuous Middle English -ly English -ly English fatuously From fatuous + -ly.