asinine

as·i·nine (

-n

)

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 (-n

-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

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Adj.

asinine - devoid of intelligence

fatuous, inane, vacuous, mindless

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

adj → idiotisch; 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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Asininity ass Assish crass daft dopey dumb fatuous foolish hare-brained idiotic imbecile inane mindless moronic nonsensical preposterous senseless silly	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. An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context 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! The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context 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. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context	Asian tiger mosquito Asian wild ox Asian-American Asianization Asiarch Asiatic Asiatic beetle Asiatic black bear Asiatic buffalo Asiatic cholera Asiatic cockroach Asiatic flu Asiatic flying squirrel Asiatic shrew mole Asiatic sweetleaf Asiaticism aside aside from Asilidae Asilus Asimina Asimina triloba Asimov Asin Asinego asinine Asininity ASIO Asio otus Asiphonate Asiphonea Asir Asitia ask ask after ask around ask back ask for ask for it ask for trouble ask in Ask Jeeves ask out ask over ask round ask up askance askant askari Asker askew	Asim Asim Textile Mills Limited ASIMELEC Asimina Asimina Asimina Asimina Asimina triloba ASIMIS ASIMO Asimov Asimov Asimov Asimov, Isaac Asimov, Isaac Asimov, Isaac Asimov, Mukhamed Asimov, Mukhamed Saifitdinovich Asimovs Asimovs Asimpute ASIMS Asin Asin Asin (disambiguation) Asine ASINEA Asinego ASINFARGUA Asini asinine asininely asininely asininity asininity Asino Asinus Asinus Asinus Asinus Asio Asio Asio Asio flammeus Asio flammeus Asio otus Asio otus ASIOA ASIOE ASIOEP Asioli, Bonifazio Asiongaber Asioot Asioot Asioot ASIP ASIP ASIPC ASIPE Asipenko, Aleksandr Asipenko, Aleksandr Kharitonovich

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Asininity
ass
Assish
crass
daft
dopey
dumb
fatuous
foolish
hare-brained
idiotic
imbecile
inane
mindless
moronic
nonsensical
preposterous
senseless
silly

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.

An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context

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!

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

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.

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context

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