asinine
adjective
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid.
asininely
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a word derived from
asinine.
Example Sentences
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"Baldwin designed his appearance to build public sympathy, but it backfired with his asininely arrogant belief that it’s OK to use the hammer instead of the trigger," Schiffer fumed.
From Fox News ● Dec. 3, 2021
Poor Saint-Rene Taillandier is as asininely pedantic as the Revue.
From The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by Aimée G. Leffingwel McKenzie
Coin travels back and forth, every one examining it, and the conversation goes to another topic, say the influence of the automobile on domestic infelicity, or some other such asininely intellectual club topic—you know?
From Murder in Any Degree by Owen Johnson
If he had n't been so asininely cock-sure!—a "cinch," he thought contemptuously.
From Skinner's Dress Suit by F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) Wilson
