Asinine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Asinine is an adjective meaning Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
Meaning
Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
More Meanings
- Characteristic of an ass (an asshole): objectionably inconsiderate or jerky.
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys.
Example Sentences
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.
Don Quixote had put himself but a little way ayont the village of Don Diego, when he encountered two apparent priests, or students, and two husbandmen, who came mounted on four asinine beasts.
Philo Vance is an asinine jerk - a rude, Nietzschean snob who holds most of the people he meets and the things he sees in utter disdain. He's an insufferable smarty-pants, always convinced he's right and that everyone else is wrong. Of course, he is right, but that doesn't make him any less of a jerk.
Synonyms for asinine
Depending on context, synonyms include asinary, assy, foolish, obstinate, donkeyish, vacuous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fatuous, foolish, inane, vacuous, mindless, idiot.
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