Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  When Ravana told Sita that Rama was a mere pauper unworthy of her, he wasn’t being fatuous; his arrogance made him believe that he would be a better match for Sita.

Mahabharata:  When Dhritarashtra told Krishna that he didn’t want war but couldn’t control his stubborn son, that statement would have been fatuous had it come from anyone else; coming from the person sitting on the Kuru throne, its irresponsibility was horrendous.

Bhagavad-gita:  If we don’t learn to discipline our speech, as the Gita recommends (17.15), what we end up speaking won’t just be fatuous; it may even be outrageous or disastrous.