Will they, like the fellows, judiciously bear a hand in sweeping the stable, or will they fatuously wait to be themselves swept with a besom of destruction?.
disapproval If you describe a person, action, or remark as fatuous, you think that they are extremely silly, showing a lack of intelligence or thought. The Chief was left speechless by this fatuous remark. = idiotic. very silly or stupid = idiotic (fatuus )