fatuously

  • 21Gaga — 1. senile; stupid; 2. mad; fatuously eccentric; 3. besotted: He is gaga about his new car (French: senile, senile person; probably imitative of meaningly babble) …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 22gaga — Australian Slang 1. senile; stupid; 2. mad; fatuously eccentric; 3. besotted: He is gaga about his new car (French: senile, senile person; probably imitative of meaningly babble) …

    English dialects glossary

  • 23foolishly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stupidly, irrationally, idiotically, senselessly, witlessly, fatuously, inanely, injudiciously, imprudently, unwisely, weakmindedly, unintelligently, uncomprehendingly, mistakenly, illogically, ill advisedly, insanely,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 24fatuous — fat|u|ous [ˈfætʃuəs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: fatuus stupid, tasteless ] very silly or stupid = ↑idiotic ▪ fatuous questions >fatuously adv >fatuousness n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25fatuous — c.1600, from L. fatuus foolish, insipid, silly; of uncertain origin (Buck suggests originally “stricken” in the head). Related: Fatuously; fatuousness …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 26fatuous — [ fatjʊəs] adjective silly and pointless. Derivatives fatuity noun (plural fatuities). fatuously adverb fatuousness noun Origin C17: from L. fatuus foolish + ous …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27fatuous — adjective very silly or stupid: fatuous comments fatuously adverb fatuousness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28madly — adv 1. insanely, distractedly, deliriously, hysterically; enthusiastically, excitedly, frenziedly, frantically; ardently, fervently, heatedly, glowingly, feverishly, passionately, intensely; devotedly, devoutly, fanatically, till one is black or… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 29pseud — [[t]sud[/t]] Chiefly Brit. Informal. 1) cvb inf a person of fatuously earnest intellectual, artistic, or social pretensions 2) cvb inf of or characteristic of a pseud • Etymology: 1960–65; by shortening of pseudointellectual …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30fatuous — /ˈfætʃuəs / (say fachoohuhs) adjective 1. foolish, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. 2. unreal; illusory. {Latin fatuus} –fatuously, adverb –fatuousness, noun …