asinine

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin asinīnus (of a donkey or ass).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (RP, US) IPA: /ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/, /ˈæs.ə.naɪn/, SAMPA: /"{s.I.naIn/, /"{s.@.naIn/
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[edit] Adjective

asinine (comparative more asinine, superlative most asinine)

  1. Failing to exercise intelligence or judgment; ridiculously below average rationality.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

asinine f.

  1. Feminine plural form of asinino

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

asinīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of asinīnus
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