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Definition of asinine adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

asinine

adjective

/ˈæsɪnaɪn/

/ˈæsɪnaɪn/

(formal)

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stupid or silly synonym ridiculous
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin asininus, from asinus ‘ass’.

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