asinine

adj.

1. Utterly stupid or silly: asinine behavior.
2. Of, relating to, or resembling an ass.

[Latin asinīnus, of an ass, from asinus, ass.]

asininely as'i·nine'ly adv.
asininity as'i·nin'i·ty (-nĭn'ĭ-tē) n.

(AS-uh-nyn)

adjective
1. Utterly stupid or silly.
2. Of, relating to, or resembling an ass.

Etymology
Latin asininus, of an ass, from asinus, ass.

Usage
"Having stood up for so long to pompous politicians and asinine network executives, the feisty news star (Candice Bergen) is about to learn she can be humbled: by her own mortality." — Matt Roush, Cancer fight recharges 'Murphy', USA Today, Oct 1, 1997.

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adj

Definition: stupid, foolish
Antonyms: intelligent

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: complacently or inanely foolish
  Synonyms: fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - æselagtig, æsel-

Nederlands (Dutch)
dom, ezelachtig

Français (French)
adj. - sot, stupide, idiot

Deutsch (German)
adj. - blöd, dämlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γαϊδουρίσιος, γαϊδουρινός, (μτφ.) βλακώδης

Italiano (Italian)
asinino, sciocco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - asinino (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
ослиный, упрямый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estúpido, memo, tonto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - åsnelik, enfaldig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
驴的, 愚钝的, 驴子似的, 顽固的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 驢的, 愚鈍的, 驢子似的, 頑固的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 나귀의, 우둔한, 완고한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 愚かな, 頑固な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حماره : له علاقه بالحمار, يشبه الحمار, عنيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טיפשי, חמורי‬

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