See fatuous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "obnoxiously stupid",
"word": "fátuo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "glúpyj",
"sense": "obnoxiously stupid",
"word": "глу́пый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "duráckij",
"sense": "obnoxiously stupid",
"word": "дура́цкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "bessmýslennyj",
"sense": "obnoxiously stupid",
"word": "бессмы́сленный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "obnoxiously stupid",
"word": "baoth"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "obnoxiously stupid",
"word": "amaideach"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "obnoxiously stupid",
"word": "gòrach"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "obnoxiously stupid",
"word": "fatuo"
}
],
"word": "fatuous"
}
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