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Definition of Asininity
1. Noun. The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness.
Definition of Asininity
1. n. The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with obstinacy.
Definition of Asininity
1. Noun. The quality of being asinine; obstinate stupidity ¹
2. Noun. An asinine remark, behaviour, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Asininity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Asininity
Literary usage of Asininity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American English by Gilbert Milligan Tucker (1921)
"asininity. "Ears beyond the usual dimensions of asininity asinine." —Frazer's
Magazine, August, 1831. ASSIGN—To sign. Murray gives a citation of 1563. ..."
2. Sketches of the Progress of Freedom by Frederic May Holland (1900)
"What path of truth he followed is shown by his satire on credulity, which may be
translated from ihe Italian thus: "O saintly asininity, O pious foolishness ..."
3. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1907)
"It is the acme of asininity to specify that embankments shall be built in layers
when there is no intention of enforcing the specification. ..."
4. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1907)
"... asininity. It is undoubtedly true that the use of the rod by teachers is the
one influence which has kept them from the position of influence and ..."
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