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asinine, ass
asinine (AHS uh nighn") (adjective)
Stupid, foolish, simpleminded, irrational: "It was an asinine suggestion to buy a house so close to a river that over flows every year."
ass (AHS) (noun)
1. A donkey or similar horse-like animal with long ears and a braying call; jackass is a term for a male donkey; a burro: "One small ass was hitched to the cart."
2. A fool, an idiot, a nitwit: "Don't be an ass and quit your job before arranging for another one."
2. A fool, an idiot, a nitwit: "Don't be an ass and quit your job before arranging for another one."
The director was very angry and exclaimed, "Don’t be such an ass! It was an asinine suggestion you just made to the actress that she should ride a real ass across the stage."
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asinine: donkeys, asses
1. Similar to asses or donkeys.
2. Having the qualities by which the ass is characterized: obstinate, stupid, doltish, silly, etc.
2. Having the qualities by which the ass is characterized: obstinate, stupid, doltish, silly, etc.
Equidae is the scientific family term for horses, zebras, asses, and donkeys; a family of large terrestrial mammals (Perissodactyla) comprising seven species, now mostly domesticated.
All of them are herbivorous, grazing primarily on grasses, and living in small to large herds. The Presoaking’s horse from central Asia is the only existing wild horse known. The group also contains the gauge, an extinct wild zebra from southern Africa.