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
Thick and fatuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thick" instead an adjective "Fatuous".
Thick
Thick adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: couldn't believe that his guests were so thick that they were missing his hints that it was time to leave
Fatuous and thick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fatuous" instead an adjective "Thick".
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