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PRONUNCIATION OF FATUOUSLY

fatuously  [ˈfætjʊəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FATUOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fatuously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FATUOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fatuously

Stupidity

Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense. Stupidity may be innate, assumed, or reactive – a defence against grief or trauma.

Definition of fatuously in the English dictionary

The definition of fatuously in the dictionary is in a fatuous manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FATUOUSLY


ambiguously
æmˈbɪɡjʊəslɪ
conspicuously
kənˈspɪkjʊəslɪ
contiguously
kənˈtɪɡjʊəslɪ
continuously
kənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ
discontinuously
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ
fructuously
ˈfrʌktjʊəslɪ
impetuously
ɪmˈpɛtjʊəslɪ
incestuously
ɪnˈsestjʊəslɪ
inconspicuously
ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjʊəslɪ
infructuously
ɪnˈfrʌktjʊəslɪ
ingenuously
ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəslɪ
presumptuously
prɪˈzʌmptjʊəslɪ
promiscuously
prəˈmɪskjʊəslɪ
strenuously
ˈstrɛnjʊəslɪ
sumptuously
ˈsʌmptjʊəslɪ
tempestuously
tɛmˈpɛstjʊəslɪ
theftuously
ˈθeftjʊəslɪ
tumultuously
tjuːˈmʌltjʊəslɪ
unambiguously
ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjʊəslɪ
unctuously
ˈʌŋktjʊəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FATUOUSLY

fattiest
fattily
fattiness
fatting
fattish
fattism
fattist
fattrels
fatty
fatty acid
fatty degeneration
fatty oil
fatty tissue
fatuities
fatuitous
fatuity
fatuous
fatuousness
fatwa
fatwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE FATUOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
dangerously
deliciously
deviously
enormously
famously
generously
hilariously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of fatuously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fatuously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FATUOUSLY

Find out the translation of fatuously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fatuously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fatuously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

愚昧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fatuamente
570 millions of speakers

English

fatuously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fatuously
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بسخافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неумно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tolamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fatuously
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sottement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fatuously
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fatuously
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fatuously
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멍청
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fatuously
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngu dại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fatuously
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्धटपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlamsızca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fatuamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głupkowato
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерозумно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fatuously
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fatuously
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fatuously
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fatuously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fatuously

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FATUOUSLY»

The term «fatuously» is normally little used and occupies the 145.406 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FATUOUSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fatuously» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fatuously» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fatuously

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FATUOUSLY»

Discover the use of fatuously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fatuously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Philosophy and Christianity: An Introduction to the Works of ...
And, when vanity measures the worth of men, its judgments tend to be as falsely low for others as they are fatuously high for self." Oh, hopeless theologian, without the sense of introspection ! A. M. Fairbairn thinks that it is vanity which renders ...
David Irvine, 1907
2
Passed by the censor: the experience of an American ...
One of my companions, smiling fatuously, remarked: "Well, fellows, this is a real pass. It gets us anywhere. ' ' At that very instant the Colonel leaped on the running board of our automobile. He too was smiling, but not fatuously. Although he ...
Wythe Williams, 1916
3
Initiation
Here we are," said Algy fatuously. He steered Nevill past Anna, to the chintz chair that stood with its back to the light, and placed him there. " Got to go," he said, yet more fatuously. He went past Anna without looking at her, through the library ...
Robert Hugh Benson, 1914
4
The Rise of Formal Satire in England Under Classical Influence
... cut themselves with their own knife '—are trampled on, as Brandt says, by the as, who disobey their doctor or make foolish exchanges, or who are fatuously credulous or fatuously communicative, or generally weak and unstable in character, ...
Raymond Macdonald Alden, 1899
5
Absent Environments: Theorising Environmental Law and the City
... an existing place: it ceases being utopia. To not discover utopia, on the other hand, to resign from the quest of the personal ideal, is equally fatuously echoing the 'death of Utopias',51 whereby the negation embodied in utopia is hurled into.
Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, 2007
6
This Freedom
To be dowered so well and so fatuously to betray his dowry ! Tame cat ! But she made him, through the meal, pay compensations for his presence. At the table of Aunt Belle, in his presence she was accustomed to sit largely silent. Beautiful ...
Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson, 1922
7
Taking "forth the Precious from the Vile"--Jer. Xv, 19 ...
"On the other hand," says a noted woman writer, "women are absolutely silent, a silence so profound that the men have fatuously leaped to the conclusion that women have no opinion in regard to men, or more fatuously still, that there is ...
Jessie Thomas Knapp, 1920
8
Studies in the literary relations of England and Germany in ...
... Perv" recognised: the people who 'cut themselves with their own knife' — are trampled on, as Brandt says, by the ass9, who disobey their doctor10 or make foolish exchanges", or who are fatuously credulous12 or fatuously 1 Cap. 92. 2 Cap.
Charles Harold Herford, 1886
9
Life in Mind & Conduct: Studies of Organic in Human Nature
Most parents are notably so fond and proud of their children just because they are theirs that they give no heed to the beginnings of faults of character, nay, fatuously admire and foster them — most fatuously perhaps the worse they are ...
Henry Maudsley, 1902
10
The Little Girl who Made God Laugh
Preciada Azancot. “Is it true that the sacred serpent pronounced an identical verdict?” “It's not true” they replied, even more fatuously, imagining themselves already venerated by the entire population. “Very good. And is it also true that you ...
Preciada Azancot, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FATUOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fatuously is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greek voters will support the creditors – and Syriza will fall
Just as conventional wisdom entirely underestimated the chances of a Grexit car crash all along, now it seems to have fatuously assumed that ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
2
Grudge Match – Evangelical Protestants VS Catholics
Then he fatuously declared that “religion ought to be about making us better as people and less about things that end up getting into the ... «The Moderate Voice, Jul 15»
3
Alabama should enact more sensible gun laws
... is a good guy with a gun," as NRA president Wayne LaPierre fatuously declared after the 2012 mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., school. «Montgomery Advertiser, Jun 15»
4
US and British Wild West Spying…and the Entertainment Business
... smear and insult President Putin whenever possible, this particular declaration is a lulu because it is so fatuously false. Snowden left Hawaii ... «CounterPunch, Jun 15»
5
MELANIE MINTY: Painters bring 'peace' to Newton; Dunbar back in …
Cory Haas stars as the fatuously handsome Richard Hannay. Haas is an actor, director and the artistic director of Stages Theatre Co. Rounding ... «Surrey Now, Jun 15»
6
Cosmos, Crisis, and Thanksgiving: A Reflection on Laudato Si'
Of course, the American media has focused almost exclusively on the climate change portion of the document. Time fatuously goes so far as to ... «Catholic World Report, Jun 15»
7
Is Richard Dawkins destroying his reputation?
Is Sweden such a fatuously ridiculous country, bending over backwards to accommodate religious idiocy?” Last July, Dawkins wrote, in 136 ... «Raw Story, Jun 15»
8
Comment: Saatchi's advertising talent is pushing through a bill …
... expressed his disappointment that the Lib Dems had refused to rush the bill through the Commons, stating fatuously that it "is about opening ... «Politics.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
An adventure in the mountains
Within minutes I was grinning fatuously at everyone in the table. "Is everyone else half-trolleyed? I can't stop smiling," I asked in some concern. «Taranaki Daily News, Jun 15»
10
Documentary Fest Focuses On CT Filmmakers
... subjects, adhering to the general principle that a documentary must be truthful and cinematic, never pedantic, stilted, or fatuously “objective.”. «New Haven Independent, Jun 15»

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