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asinine

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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.

asinine [ˈæsɪˌnaɪn]
adj
1. obstinate or stupid
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) resembling an ass
[from Latin asinīnus, from asinus ass1]
asininely  adv
asininity  [ˌæsɪˈnɪnɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.asinineasinine - devoid of intelligence              
foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

asinine
adjective stupid, silly, foolish, daft (informal), senseless, goofy (informal), idiotic, inane, fatuous, moronic, imbecile, gormless (Brit. informal), brainless, imbecilic, braindead (informal), dumb-ass (slang), dead from the neck up (informal), thickheaded, dunderheaded, halfwitted, thick-witted I have never heard such an asinine discussion.
bright, sharp, smart, wise, clever, intelligent, sensible, sage, sane, brainy (informal), quick-witted
Translations
asinine [ˈæsɪnaɪn] ADJ
1. (frm) (= ass-like) → asnal
2. (= stupid) → estúpido
asinine [ˈæsɪnaɪn] adj (= idiotic, moronic) [person, answer] → sot(te)
asinine
adjidiotisch; what an asinine thing to do!wie kann man bloß so ein Esel sein!
asinine [ˈæsɪnaɪn] adj (liter) → asinesco/a, asinino/a


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She had indeed suspected him of weakness almost asinine with respect to Gertrude, but then all men were asses in their dealings with women, and since he had transferred his weakness to her own account it no longer seemed to need justification.
I love them for their witless platitudes, for their supernatural ability to bore, for their delightful asinine vanity, for their luxuriant fertility of imagination, for their startling, their brilliant, their overwhelming mendacity!
Where Mr Lloyd George referred to the House of Lords as blithering backwoodsmen and asinine anachronisms, Mr Rackstraw scorned to be so guarded in his speech.
 
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