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Fatuous (adj) means Irritatingly stupid, vacantly silly, and pleased with one's own foolishness.

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Irritatingly stupid, vacantly silly, and pleased with one's own foolishness.

"A fatuous love affair can easily result in a fatuous marriage. A couple who hardly know each other and, indeed, may not even really like each other, make a commitment that has little chance of being honoured." — Frank Tallis, Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness (2004)

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