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adv- Extremely stupid or silly.

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  • Adjective : It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements. ,asinine obstinacy; asinine features
  • Poor Saint-Rene Taillandier is as asininely pedantic as the
  • In an open letter to fans, Mr. Gilbert audaciously - or perhaps asininely - argued that James '"betrayed" Cleveland by leaving.
  • So many newbies take his writings as gospel and come here to spread the good news repeatedly and asininely… often for 2 or 3 days after the HOT BREAKING STORY !
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