Showing posts with label fatuous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fatuous. Show all posts

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Word of the Day-"Fatuous"


Pronunciation:  fa'-chü-əs
Origin:  Latin fatuus foolish

First Known Use: 1633

Definition:  complacently or inanely foolish:  silly
Used in a sentence:  "With her fanny stuck in the air and her head against the convenience store floor, Hula felt extremely fatuous fishing her wallet out from under the big ice cream freezer where it slid when she dropped it." 

Right by the checkout counter, yes indeedy.