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/ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/ · adjective
(not comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison..
They had been selected and arranged with a dull, bovine indifference to any meaning that any of them might have.
For reasons which are really a matter for a trainee psychoanalyst, who plays James Bond is a big thing for Spencer. To this end, he has unleashed a series of thoughts so bovine that I’ll just give you one for a little flavour.
The inevitable consequence of handling complex international issues with cruel and bovine simplicity is to spread fear, uncertainty and instability.
Use bovine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bovine means (not comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison..
Common synonyms include neatish, vaccine, dull, bovid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They had been selected and arranged with a dull, bovine indifference to any meaning that any of them might have.
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