Meaning of ASININE
| Pronunciation: | | 'asu`nIn
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| | Definition: | | [adj] complacently or inanely foolish |
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| | Synonyms: | | fatuous, foolish, inane, mindless, vacuous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As"i*nine\, a. [L. asininus, fr. asinus ass. See
{Ass}.]
Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as
stupidity and obstinacy. ``Asinine nature.'' --B. Jonson.
``Asinine feast.'' --Milton.
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