Fatuous and Screwball

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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
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Screwball and fatuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screwball" instead an adjective "Fatuous".
Nearby Words: fatuity, fatuousness, fatuously

Screwball

Screwball adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: she's always off on some screwball plan
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Fatuous and screwball are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fatuous" instead an adjective "Screwball".
Nearby Word: screw

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