In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
fatuously, inanely
(adverb) vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fatuously (comparative more fatuously, superlative most fatuously)
With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
• (with smug stupidity): foolishly, idiotically, stupidly
Source: Wiktionary
Fat"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. fatuus.]
1. Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish; fatuitous. Glanvill.
2. Without reality; illusory, like the ignis fatuus. Thence fatuous fires and meteors take their birth. Danham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.