vacuously

vacuously
See vacuous.

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  • vacuously — vacuous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing a lack of thought or intelligence. DERIVATIVES vacuity noun vacuously adverb vacuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin vacuus empty …   English terms dictionary

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  • vacuously — adverb in a vacuous manner, lacking thought …   Wiktionary

  • vacuously — adv. vacantly; in a meaningless manner; without content; idly, without occupation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vacuously — vac·u·ous·ly …   English syllables

  • vacuously — adverb in a vacuous manner • Derived from adjective: ↑vacuous …   Useful english dictionary

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