Fatuous and Knuckleheaded

Fatuous

Fatuous adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little

Knuckleheaded and fatuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knuckleheaded" instead an adjective "Fatuous".

Nearby Words: fatuity, fatuousness, fatuously

Knuckleheaded

Knuckleheaded adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: the editorial lampooned the knuckleheaded legislation, which was yet another attempt by the government to protect people from themselves

Fatuous and knuckleheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fatuous" instead an adjective "Knuckleheaded".
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