US /ˈæsəˌnaɪn/ UK /ˈæsɪnaɪn/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    extremely stupid or foolish

    The plan was so asinine that even its author abandoned it within the hour.

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Synonyms
1 adj · extremely stupid or foolish foolishstupididioticfatuousinanesillysenselessobtuse
Word family
Derived forms asininelyasininity

Etymology

From Latin asininus ('of an ass'), from asinus ('ass, donkey').

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