What does fatuously mean?
Definitions for fatuously
fatu·ous·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
fatuously, inanelyadverb
vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish
Wiktionary
fatuouslyadverb
With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
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fatuously
Fatuously is an adverb describing actions done in a foolish, silly, or unrealistic manner, often due to lack of understanding or not thinking carefully. It pertains to behavior that is pointless or misguided, often exhibiting a naive and unfounded optimism or overconfidence.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fatuously in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fatuously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of fatuously in a Sentence
Evelyn Waugh, Work Suspended (1943):
Beavers bred in captivity, inhabiting a concrete pool, will, if given the timber, fatuously go through all the motions of damming and ancestral stream.
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