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
Simpleminded and fatuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simpleminded" instead an adjective "Fatuous".
Simpleminded
Simpleminded adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: scornful of their simpleminded belief that their parents would always be there to take care of them
Fatuous and simpleminded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fatuous" instead an adjective "Simpleminded".
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