Fatuous and Wily

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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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Wily is an antonym for fatuous.
Nearby Words: fatuity, fatuousness, fatuously

Wily

Wily adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
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Fatuous is an antonym for wily.
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