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Everytime I think of this word, I see a pompous little man, wider than he is tall, in a stovepipe hat and coattails, and a dour, dour frown.
Pronunciation:
\ˈfa-chü-əs, -tyü-\
Etymology:
Latin fatuus foolish
adj. complacently or inanely foolish
"Everyone knows the fatuous verdict of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes who, asked for an actual example of when it would be proper to limit speech or defy it as an action, gave the example of shouting fire in a crowded theater." -Christopher Hitchens