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asinine
 
SYLLABICATION:as·i·nine
PRONUNCIATION:  s-nn
ADJECTIVE:1. Utterly stupid or silly: asinine behavior. 2. Of, relating to, or resembling an ass.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin asinnus, of an ass, from asinus, ass.
OTHER FORMS:asi·ninely —ADVERB
asi·nini·ty (-nn-t) —NOUN
 
 
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