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Webster 1913 Edition
Asinine
As′i-nine
,Adj.
Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as stupidity and obstinacy.
“Asinine nature.” B. Jonson.
“Asinine feast.” Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Asinine
AS'ININE
, rarely. AS'INARY,Adj.
Belonging to the ass; having the qualities of the ass.
Definition 2024
asinine
asinine
English
Adjective
asinine (comparative more asinine, superlative most asinine)
- Failing to exercise intelligence or judgment; ridiculously below average rationality.
- 1922, Michael Arlen, chapter 2/2/2, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
- They danced on silently, softly. Their feet played tricks to the beat of the tireless measure, that exquisitely asinine blare which is England's punishment for having lost America.
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- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys.
Synonyms
- (failing to exercise intelligence or judgment): foolish, obstinate
- (characteristic of donkeys): donkeyish
Derived terms
Translations
failing to exercise intelligence or judgment
of or relating to a donkey