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View usage for: (boʊvaɪn) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Bovine means relating to cattle. [technical] 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe someone's behaviour or appearance as bovine, you think that they are stupid or slow. [disapproval] I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response. Synonyms: dull, heavy, slow, thick More Synonyms of bovine More Synonyms of bovine bovine in British English (ˈbəʊvaɪn) adjective1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Bovini (cattle), a bovid tribe including domestic cattle 2. (of people) dull; sluggish; stolid noun3. any animal belonging to the Bovini Derived forms bovinely (ˈbovinely) adverb Word origin C19: from Late Latin bovīnus concerning oxen or cows, from Latin bōs ox, cow bovine in American English (ˈboʊˌvaɪn; ˈboʊˌvin) adjective2. having oxlike qualities; thought of as oxlike; slow, dull, stupid, stolid, etc. noun3. any of a genus (Bos) of bovid ruminants Word origin LL bovinus < L bos (gen. bovis), ox: see cow 1Synonyms of 'bovine'cow-like, taurine, calf-like, cattle-like dull, heavy, slow, thick More Synonyms of bovine Definition of or relating to cattle an expression half bovine and half sheep-like Synonyms cow-like taurine calf-like cattle-like Definition dull, sluggish, or ugly I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response. Additional synonymsDefinition stupid or dull You can be a bit dense sometimes. Synonyms stupid (informal), slow, thick, dull, dumb (informal), crass, dozy (British, informal), stolid, dopey (informal), moronic, obtuse, brainless, blockheaded, braindead (informal), dumb-ass (informal), dead from the neck up (informal), thickheaded, blockish, dim-witted (informal), slow-witted, thick-witted Definition stupid and slow-witted Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake. Synonyms stupid, silly, daft (informal), senseless, goofy (informal) Definition clumsy and slow I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep. Synonyms sluggish, slow, dull, wooden, stupid, inactive, inert, apathetic, drowsy, listless, indolent, torpid, hevE - bourgeois
- bourn
- bout
- bovine
- bow
- bow down to someone
- bow out
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