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asinine

as·i·nine

asinine

 
 
pronunciation:
ae sih naIn
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: silly or willfully stupid.
You should ignore that fool and his asinine remarks.
antonyms:
judicious, sensible
similar words:
crackbrained, dumb, fatuous, foolish, idiotic, imbecile, nonsensical, ridiculous, silly, stupid, unwise
definition 2: pertaining to or resembling an ass.
similar words:
equine, foolish
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)asinine almost, completely, entirely, most, simply
(adj.)asinine + noun comment, game, law, play, statement, week
derivations: asininely (adv.), asininity (n.)