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Definition of Asininities
1. asininity [n] - See also: asininity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asininities
Literary usage of Asininities
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scientific Monthly by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1921)
"... have their crudities and some humanists their asininities, we must realize
that science and the humanities have far more in common than they have apart. ..."
2. The Bookman (1899)
"Measures must be taken to forestall the re-occurrence of such asininities.
The foreign editor was discharged. Editor Bismarck was at his best, ..."
3. Literary Reviews and Criticisms by Prosser Hall Frye (1908)
"... tittle-tattle, asininities, and twaddle. It would be imprudent, no doubt, to
lay very much emphasis on any opinion of Sainte-Beuve reported by Goncourt. ..."
4. Rosinante to the Road Again by John Dos Passos (1922)
"If you find a man babbling asininities, to whom the crowd listens open-mouthed,
shout at them all: 'idiots!' and forward, always forward! ..."
5. American Methods in Foreign Trade: A Guide to Export Selling Policy by George Charles Vedder (1919)
"... yourselves ridiculous by slinging at them the same old mud which your secretaries
excavate from the printed record of your predecessors' asininities. ..."
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