Definition of asinine in English:

asinine

adjective ˈasɪnʌɪnˈæsəˌnaɪn

Extremely stupid or foolish.
Lydia ignored his asinine remark
Example sentencesExamples
- However, all of his blind, asinine nonsense was going to be put to an end.
- That statement is so asinine as not to deserve any response from me.
- A contestant makes a truly asinine remark and the boredom abates slightly, even as annoyance levels are soaring.
- What is scary is that these big men and women sit, discuss, debate and come up with these asinine reasons for why things are in a mess.
- I have to admit, with a heavy heart, that when I originally read about the new villains, I thought they sounded asinine, with daft names and even dafter looks.
- Now this was asinine enough to get him some serious humiliation.
- He had asked for some time off to help promote his CD, which was, you know, incredibly asinine to do at the beginning of the season.
- It's absolutely asinine to spend three hours out of your day traveling to and from work.
- The writing is worse than asinine, and the direction assumes an audience who won't get the jokes unless they are battered with them for several minutes.
- Now, allow me to explain why the preceding statements are so utterly asinine.
- Each interview conducted by a HR specialist was asinine in the extreme, without exception.
- I dislike the music, find the plots to be asinine and chauvinistic, and hate the predictable and unrealistically cheerful endings.
- That's asinine and they will be undone by their sloppy decision-making.
- His few political interventions are puerile and his forays abroad - to Australia, Orkney, Israel - are, well, asinine.
- Shows insist on running asinine competitions to check that their listeners are awake and tuned in (and to harvest phone numbers for marketing purposes).
- To draw the conclusion that this person is a terrorist based on this ‘evidence’ is asinine.
- Have you heard anything as asinine as that before?
- Needless to say, this was an asinine decision for three reasons.
- He earned the dough to bring this asinine concept to life, and has even recruited some heavy hitters to nurture it.
- It is the most perfectly asinine closing statement I think I have ever heard by a ‘professional’ writer.
Synonyms
stupid, foolish, pointless, brainless, mindless, senseless, doltish, idiotic, imbecilic, imbecile, insane, lunatic, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous, nonsensical, fatuous, silly, childish, infantile, puerile, immature, juvenile, inane, witless, half-baked, empty-headed, unintelligent, half-witted, slow-witted, weak-minded
informal crazy, dumb, cretinous, moronic, gormless, damfool
British informal divvy, daft
Scottish &amp Northern English informal glaikit
North American informal dumb-ass, chowderheaded
South African informal dof
West Indian informal dotish

Derivatives

asininity

noun asɪˈnɪnɪtiˌæsəˈnɪnədi

What a sad opinion one forms of men, what bitterness grips one's heart when one sees such delirious asininity on display.
Example sentencesExamples
- She threatened that Queen Saraelye herself would come to fry them, and their asininity would justify it in their king's eyes.
- I'm glad this particular bit of asininity was exposed to the harsh wind of public scrutiny beyond this humble organ.
- Three cheers for Wandsworth Council, once more applying common sense against bureaucratic asininity.
- Was this prejudice, frivolity or plain asininity?

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin asininus, from asinus 'ass'.

arse from Old English:
Like bum, arse was not originally a rude slang word. It dates back to before 1000 in English, and is connected to various old German and Scandinavian forms that were probably linked to Greek orros ‘the rump or bottom’. Arse was perfectly respectable until the 17th century. To go arse over tip (the original form, rather than tit) and not know your arse from your elbow are first found in the early 20th century. My arse! as a derisive comment is first recorded in the 1920s, though all these expressions are probably older. The American spelling is ass, which is nothing to do with ass meaning ‘donkey’. The latter is from an Old English word that is related to easel and goes back to Latin asinus, as in asinine (Late Middle English) or stupid. See also wheat

Definition of asinine in US English:

asinine

adjectiveˈasəˌnīnˈæsəˌnaɪn

Extremely stupid or foolish.
Lydia ignored his asinine remark
Example sentencesExamples
- Shows insist on running asinine competitions to check that their listeners are awake and tuned in (and to harvest phone numbers for marketing purposes).
- To draw the conclusion that this person is a terrorist based on this ‘evidence’ is asinine.
- That's asinine and they will be undone by their sloppy decision-making.
- He had asked for some time off to help promote his CD, which was, you know, incredibly asinine to do at the beginning of the season.
- It's absolutely asinine to spend three hours out of your day traveling to and from work.
- I dislike the music, find the plots to be asinine and chauvinistic, and hate the predictable and unrealistically cheerful endings.
- Needless to say, this was an asinine decision for three reasons.
- Now this was asinine enough to get him some serious humiliation.
- What is scary is that these big men and women sit, discuss, debate and come up with these asinine reasons for why things are in a mess.
- I have to admit, with a heavy heart, that when I originally read about the new villains, I thought they sounded asinine, with daft names and even dafter looks.
- It is the most perfectly asinine closing statement I think I have ever heard by a ‘professional’ writer.
- That statement is so asinine as not to deserve any response from me.
- Have you heard anything as asinine as that before?
- The writing is worse than asinine, and the direction assumes an audience who won't get the jokes unless they are battered with them for several minutes.
- Each interview conducted by a HR specialist was asinine in the extreme, without exception.
- His few political interventions are puerile and his forays abroad - to Australia, Orkney, Israel - are, well, asinine.
- However, all of his blind, asinine nonsense was going to be put to an end.
- He earned the dough to bring this asinine concept to life, and has even recruited some heavy hitters to nurture it.
- A contestant makes a truly asinine remark and the boredom abates slightly, even as annoyance levels are soaring.
- Now, allow me to explain why the preceding statements are so utterly asinine.
Synonyms
stupid, foolish, pointless, brainless, mindless, senseless, doltish, idiotic, imbecilic, imbecile, insane, lunatic, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous, nonsensical, fatuous, silly, childish, infantile, puerile, immature, juvenile, inane, witless, half-baked, empty-headed, unintelligent, half-witted, slow-witted, weak-minded

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin asininus, from asinus ‘ass’.

单词	asinine
释义	Definition of asinine in English: asinine adjective ˈasɪnʌɪnˈæsəˌnaɪn Extremely stupid or foolish. Lydia ignored his asinine remark Example sentencesExamples However, all of his blind, asinine nonsense was going to be put to an end. That statement is so asinine as not to deserve any response from me. A contestant makes a truly asinine remark and the boredom abates slightly, even as annoyance levels are soaring. What is scary is that these big men and women sit, discuss, debate and come up with these asinine reasons for why things are in a mess. I have to admit, with a heavy heart, that when I originally read about the new villains, I thought they sounded asinine, with daft names and even dafter looks. Now this was asinine enough to get him some serious humiliation. He had asked for some time off to help promote his CD, which was, you know, incredibly asinine to do at the beginning of the season. It's absolutely asinine to spend three hours out of your day traveling to and from work. The writing is worse than asinine, and the direction assumes an audience who won't get the jokes unless they are battered with them for several minutes. Now, allow me to explain why the preceding statements are so utterly asinine. Each interview conducted by a HR specialist was asinine in the extreme, without exception. I dislike the music, find the plots to be asinine and chauvinistic, and hate the predictable and unrealistically cheerful endings. That's asinine and they will be undone by their sloppy decision-making. His few political interventions are puerile and his forays abroad - to Australia, Orkney, Israel - are, well, asinine. Shows insist on running asinine competitions to check that their listeners are awake and tuned in (and to harvest phone numbers for marketing purposes). To draw the conclusion that this person is a terrorist based on this ‘evidence’ is asinine. Have you heard anything as asinine as that before? Needless to say, this was an asinine decision for three reasons. He earned the dough to bring this asinine concept to life, and has even recruited some heavy hitters to nurture it. It is the most perfectly asinine closing statement I think I have ever heard by a ‘professional’ writer. Synonyms stupid, foolish, pointless, brainless, mindless, senseless, doltish, idiotic, imbecilic, imbecile, insane, lunatic, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous, nonsensical, fatuous, silly, childish, infantile, puerile, immature, juvenile, inane, witless, half-baked, empty-headed, unintelligent, half-witted, slow-witted, weak-minded informal crazy, dumb, cretinous, moronic, gormless, damfool British informal divvy, daft Scottish &amp Northern English informal glaikit North American informal dumb-ass, chowderheaded South African informal dof West Indian informal dotish Derivatives asininity noun asɪˈnɪnɪtiˌæsəˈnɪnədi What a sad opinion one forms of men, what bitterness grips one's heart when one sees such delirious asininity on display. Example sentencesExamples She threatened that Queen Saraelye herself would come to fry them, and their asininity would justify it in their king's eyes. I'm glad this particular bit of asininity was exposed to the harsh wind of public scrutiny beyond this humble organ. Three cheers for Wandsworth Council, once more applying common sense against bureaucratic asininity. Was this prejudice, frivolity or plain asininity? Origin Late 15th century: from Latin asininus, from asinus 'ass'. arse from Old English: Like bum, arse was not originally a rude slang word. It dates back to before 1000 in English, and is connected to various old German and Scandinavian forms that were probably linked to Greek orros ‘the rump or bottom’. Arse was perfectly respectable until the 17th century. To go arse over tip (the original form, rather than tit) and not know your arse from your elbow are first found in the early 20th century. My arse! as a derisive comment is first recorded in the 1920s, though all these expressions are probably older. The American spelling is ass, which is nothing to do with ass meaning ‘donkey’. The latter is from an Old English word that is related to easel and goes back to Latin asinus, as in asinine (Late Middle English) or stupid. See also wheat Definition of asinine in US English: asinine adjectiveˈasəˌnīnˈæsəˌnaɪn Extremely stupid or foolish. Lydia ignored his asinine remark Example sentencesExamples Shows insist on running asinine competitions to check that their listeners are awake and tuned in (and to harvest phone numbers for marketing purposes). To draw the conclusion that this person is a terrorist based on this ‘evidence’ is asinine. That's asinine and they will be undone by their sloppy decision-making. He had asked for some time off to help promote his CD, which was, you know, incredibly asinine to do at the beginning of the season. It's absolutely asinine to spend three hours out of your day traveling to and from work. I dislike the music, find the plots to be asinine and chauvinistic, and hate the predictable and unrealistically cheerful endings. Needless to say, this was an asinine decision for three reasons. Now this was asinine enough to get him some serious humiliation. What is scary is that these big men and women sit, discuss, debate and come up with these asinine reasons for why things are in a mess. I have to admit, with a heavy heart, that when I originally read about the new villains, I thought they sounded asinine, with daft names and even dafter looks. It is the most perfectly asinine closing statement I think I have ever heard by a ‘professional’ writer. That statement is so asinine as not to deserve any response from me. Have you heard anything as asinine as that before? The writing is worse than asinine, and the direction assumes an audience who won't get the jokes unless they are battered with them for several minutes. Each interview conducted by a HR specialist was asinine in the extreme, without exception. His few political interventions are puerile and his forays abroad - to Australia, Orkney, Israel - are, well, asinine. However, all of his blind, asinine nonsense was going to be put to an end. He earned the dough to bring this asinine concept to life, and has even recruited some heavy hitters to nurture it. A contestant makes a truly asinine remark and the boredom abates slightly, even as annoyance levels are soaring. Now, allow me to explain why the preceding statements are so utterly asinine. Synonyms stupid, foolish, pointless, brainless, mindless, senseless, doltish, idiotic, imbecilic, imbecile, insane, lunatic, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous, nonsensical, fatuous, silly, childish, infantile, puerile, immature, juvenile, inane, witless, half-baked, empty-headed, unintelligent, half-witted, slow-witted, weak-minded Origin Late 15th century: from Latin asininus, from asinus ‘ass’.
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