asinine
Origin of asinine
1Other words from asinine
- as·i·nine·ly, adverb
- as·i·nin·i·ty [as-uh-nin-i-tee], /ˌæs əˈnɪn ɪ ti/, noun
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How to use asinine in a sentence
The database shows some fliers treat airline mask requirements as a seemingly asinine rule to evade, akin to sneaking a late look at text messages after phones are supposed to be in airplane mode.
Sneezed on, cussed at, ignored: Airline workers battle mask resistance with scant government backup | Michael Laris | January 1, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s no incredible feat to garner absentminded clicks from asinine or spurious articles and social posts.
With quality content, publishers can overcome the ‘tyranny of choice’ | Duration Media | October 1, 2020 | DigidayThese 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. Upton
Homais alone in his supreme asininity should be a beacon-light of warning for any one of these inept critics.
Egoists | James HunekerStill, 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 asinine
/ (ˈæsɪˌnaɪn) /
obstinate or stupid
resembling an ass
Origin of asinine
1Derived forms of asinine
- asininely, adverb
- asininity (ˌæsɪˈnɪnɪtɪ), noun
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