Entry: vacuous (adj.)
In context: "Ms. Steeples, to my way of thinking, the word "abuse" is vacuous."
Definition: Empty of ideas; unintelligent; expressionless.
Other: ...and also:
Empty of matter; not occupied or filled with anything solid or tangible.
Devoid of content or substance.
Indicative of mental vacancy.
Etymology: < Latin vacuus empty, void, free, clear, etc. (compare vacuum n.) + -ous suffix.
SNOOT score: 2
Page: 1050
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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