asinine
[ as-uh-nahyn ]
/ ˈæs əˌnaɪn /
adjective
foolish, 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM asinine
as·i·nine·ly, adverb as·i·nin·i·ty [as-uh-nin-i-tee] /ˌæs əˈnɪn ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby asinine
aside,
aside from,
asiderite,
asimov,
asine,
asinine,
asio,
asir,
ask,
ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer,
ask after
Example sentences from the Web for asininity
These receptions are stupefying in their asininity, but they come to pass in most consulates, and those at Tunis are no exception.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets |Francis MiltounThe man sinks; the animal soars—thrusting his jaw out sidewise in a satisfied yawn, secure in the serenity of his asininity.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches |Henry A. CastleNature has kindly preordained that there shall be no bar in the intimate relations of humanity and asininity.
Letters of Peregrine Pickle |George P. UptonStill, he could not comprehend how they had had the asininity to "decline" it at all.
A Black Adonis |Linn Boyd Porter
British Dictionary definitions for asininity
asinine
/ (ˈæsɪˌnaɪn) /
adjective
obstinate or stupid
resembling an ass
Derived forms of asinine
asininely, adverb asininity (ˌæsɪˈnɪnɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for asinine
C16: from Latin
asinīnus, from
asinus
ass
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