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asinine
/ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/
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What does asinine mean?
adjective
- Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
- Characteristic of an ass (an asshole): objectionably inconsiderate or jerky.
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/
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We come to wear one cut of face and figure, and acquire by degrees the gentlest asinine expression.
What an asinine thing for old Chapman to send an unprotected girl over here into the wilds of Brooklyn .
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It was his opinion that such a letter, written with well-simulated asinine innocence and gush would have gotten his ignorance and stupidity an amount of newspaper abuse worth six fortunes to him, and not purchasable for twice the money.
To be able to allow oneself this veritable luxury of taste and morality, one must not live among intellectual imbeciles, but rather among men whose misunderstandings and mistakes amuse by their refinement--or one will have to pay dearly for it!--"He praises me, THEREFORE he acknowledges me to be right"--this asinine method of inference spoils half of the life of us recluses, for it brings the asses into our neighbourhood and friendship.