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How to pronounce asinine in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fatuous, inane
Derivation asininity

Examples of asinine

asinine
What an asinine mission statements for the worlds Flagship of space exploration.
From the orlandosentinel.com
That such an asinine position was even under consideration is hardly comforting.
From the sacbee.com
So, after two weeks we get this asinine statement from the Obama administration.
From the swampland.time.com
Why this one plant has been singled out for such controversy is beyond asinine.
From the thenewstribune.com
To call this just another game, or a dud, is asinine, foolish and plain ignorant.
From the dispatch.com
Do you seriously expect me to further engage in this sort of asinine discussion ?
From the economist.com
You'd try to spin asinine conspiracy theories from a child falling off a bicycle.
From the swampland.time.com
I think saying that sports drinks don't do anything for athletes is just asinine.
From the healthland.time.com
He is almost always totally wrong, and just publishes the most asinine rumors.
From the latimes.com
More examples
  • Devoid of intelligence
  • (asininity) the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness
  • The donkey or ass, Equus africanus asinus, is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass, E. africanus. In the western United States, a small donkey is sometimes called a '''' (from the Spanish word for the animal).
  • Failing to exercise intelligence or judgment; ridiculously below average rationality; Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys
  • (asininely) In an asinine manner; very irrationally
  • (adj.) : like ass, stupid
  • (adj.): stupid; silly