fatuously
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈfæt.ju.əs.li/ / /ˈfæt͡ʃ.u.əs.li/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English fatuous Middle English -ly English -ly English fatuously From fatuous + -ly.
- 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?”