asinine

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    complacently or inanely foolish

Word Origin

asinine (adj.)
c. 1600, "obstinate, stupid," from Latin asininus "stupid," literally "like an ass," from asinus "ass," also "dolt, blockhead" (see ass (n.1)). The literal sense in English is recorded from 1620s.

Antonym

adj.

wise sensible

Example

1. Do you always make asinine jokes when men have died ?
2. Yet still the " asinine " bill passed .
3. Citizens doing police work ? An asinine idea .
4. I love it when he 's just my asinine older brother .
5. I hope you win this appeal and throw this asinine verdict out .

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