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Asininity

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as·i·nine  (s-nn)
adj.
1. Utterly stupid or silly: asinine behavior.
2. Of, relating to, or resembling an ass.

[Latin asinnus, of an ass, from asinus, ass.]

asi·ninely adv.
asi·nini·ty (-nn-t) n.
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Noun1.asininity - the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness
folly, foolishness, unwiseness - the trait of acting stupidly or rashly


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Schuyler opens his barrage with the statement: 'It seems to me it's about time Negroes who claim to be intelligent stopped spouting asininity about Marcus Garvey.
You would think courts would not be so daft as to accept this argument, but never underestimate the asininity of the law: last year, cyclist Daniel Cadden had to appeal against a judgment of "inconsiderate cycling" in a case brought by police who had decided he should have been using an inconvenient bike path rather than the road.
79) In any case, absent a literal metamorphosis L'Asino's speaker's essential asininity lies in the defiantly hostile truth-telling he threatens there.
 
 
 
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