Hypertext Webster Gateway: "asinine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Asinine \As"i*nine\, a. [L. asininus, fr. asinus ass. See
{Ass}.]
Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as
stupidity and obstinacy. ``Asinine nature.'' --B. Jonson.
``Asinine feast.'' --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
asinine
adj : complacently or inanely foolish [syn: {fatuous}, {inane}, {mindless},
{vacuous}]
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