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[ as-uh-nahyn ] / ˈæs əˌnaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR asinine ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefoolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements. of or like an ass: asinine obstinacy; asinine features. Origin of asinineFirst recorded in 1600–10; from Latin asinīnus, equivalent to asin(us)ass1 + -īnus-ine1 synonym study for asinine1. See foolish. OTHER WORDS FROM asinineas·i·nine·ly, adverbas·i·nin·i·ty [as-uh-nin-i-tee], /ˌæs əˈnɪn ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby asinineas if, sight for sore eyes, a, as I live and breathe, Asimov, Asine, asinine, sinking feeling, a, ASIO, Asir, -asis, as it were Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for asinineThat we find so hallowed and important, but also so asinine and silly? Breaking: The Oscars Might Not Suck This Year|Kevin Fallon|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST She hypnotized Cory with her free spirit, freer hair, and asinine name, coaxing him out of his shell and into love with her. ‘Boy Meets World’ Turns 20: The Silly Show We Can’t Help but Love|Kevin Fallon|September 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Asinine comments like this leave the President looking like the only mature kid in town. See Ya, Randian Romney!|Justin Green|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST Funny how the ones deemed “geniuses” always act the most asinine in relationships. Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|September 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Actress Ashley Judd, who campaigned against the aerial slaughter of wolves, is “a perky, pretty celebrity” with “asinine plans.” 10 Palin Hits the Leakers Missed|Benjamin Sarlin, Samuel P. Jacobs|November 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST "That sounds about as asinine as the droolings of the average psychiatrist," I muttered. The Chameleon Man|William P. McGivern All the asinine proportions of the affair had been so explained to her as to leave no doubt on her mind as to the matter. The Landleaguers|Anthony Trollope Perhaps this is only another example of the asinine and anserous dunderheadedness of these crass provincials. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, July 11, 1891|Various I—I was a brute to propose such an asinine thing, but having done so I am bound to see you out of the difficulty. Room Number 3|Anna Katharine Green "I never heard of such an asinine proposition," sputtered Deppingham. The Man From Brodney's|George Barr McCutcheon
British Dictionary definitions for asinine
adjectiveobstinate or stupid resembling an ass Derived forms of asinineasininely, adverbasininity (ˌæsɪˈnɪnɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for asinineC16: from Latin asinīnus, from asinus ass 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to asinineabsurd, daft, foolish, half-witted, idiotic, inane, moronic, silly, sophomoric, stupid, cretinous |