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"Bovine" means ox or cow. Bovine stupidity is, therefore, worse than mere human stupidity; it is stupid as an ox or cow is stupid. A comparable expression is "dumb as an ox." Insults often compare people to animals: asinine (stupid as an ass); bird brain; snake; chicken; bull headed; elephant; hippo; vulture; rat; dog; mousy....and so on. The opening lines of Edwin Markham's 1899 poem, "The Man with a Hoe," uses the "dumb ox" image: The Man with a Hoe Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans
Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground,
The emptiness of ages in his face,
And on his back, the burden of the world.
Who made him dead to rapture and despair,
A thing that grieves not and that never hopes,
Stolid and stunned, a brother to the ox?
Who loosened and let down this brutal jaw?
Whose was the hand that slanted back this brow?
Whose breath blew out the light within this brain?
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How do you use the word stupidity in a sentence?
His stupidity led to the accident.It was a moment of stupidity.
What is bovine beasts?
bovine beast is oxen
What is the study of stupidity called?
The study of stupidity is called monology.
How do you spell stupidity?
That is the correct spelling of "stupidity" (inanity, foolishness).
Which candy has bovine flops in it?
Milk Duds have bovine flops in them and in some areas have been called bovine flops. Cowtails also have bovine in them.
What is a synonym for bovine that starts with c?
Bovine = Cow
What is the adjective of stupidity?
Noun = stupidity Adverb = stupidly Adjective = stupid
Is stupidity a synonym or an antonym?
It can be both, because it depends on what you are comparing 'stupidity' to.
Who do you say stupidity in piglatin?
In piglatin, "stupidity" would be said as "upiditystay."
When was Going Bovine created?
Going Bovine was created in 2009.
What is another compound word for bovine fellow?
Bovine kind.
What is the Greek word for stupidity?
the Greek word for Stupidity: is Ηλιθιότητα Pronounced: I̱lithióti̱ta
