Adjective : It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements. ,asinine obstinacy; asinine features. From Dictionary.com.
HOKUSAI was a Japanese artist, and "asininity" is the special quality of the writer of the article from which you have taken these words. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914] Reference
Why aren't we laughing at Schieffer's asininity???. From Wordnik.com. [Surprise! McCain Camp Keeps Hitting Wes Clark Comments, Despite Obama's Disavowals] Reference
Veronica Nichols, on the asininity of “blog wars”. From Wordnik.com. [dustbury.com » Quote of the week] Reference
RE: asininity, I believe the only thing to say here is FOR THE LOVE!. From Wordnik.com. [Links and Updates] Reference
The idea of a windfall profits tax is essentially a pinata of asininity. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 6, 2008] Reference
Good grief – I cannot believe the asininity of some of the messages on this website. From Wordnik.com. [West on the legal and ethical propriety of Judge Jones - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Of course, the telegram is a trick of the most benighted asininity and Trenor is alone. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Wharton in New York] Reference
Sometimes the asininity of the people in our Government we actually pay is incomprehensible. From Wordnik.com. [Trying Or Hoping? | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
These same fools will not be around to answer for nor suffer from the asininity of their actions. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Gone Fishing: Cheney Set To Visit Global Warming Hotspot] Reference
Parmalee was a kid -- Rogers an old fool -- Van Dam -- well, absinthe and asininity account for him. From Wordnik.com. [A Fool There Was] Reference
Children's Books Ireland hosted an evening with/for YA writers last month, and this asininity came up. From Wordnik.com. [Shaun Tan's The Red Tree grows some music] Reference
And for the millionth time, if you are going to trot out the isolationism asininity, at least define the term. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » I found the Constitution-in-Exile Movement:] Reference
Not bad Larry, at least you got something right: “I cannot believe the asininity of some of the messages on this website.”. From Wordnik.com. [West on the legal and ethical propriety of Judge Jones - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
And I'm not going to even ask her why she's not commenting here: it's an invitation for crass asininity from uneducated bigots. From Wordnik.com. [Muslims praying in the cathedral.] Reference
But it was in no sense an advantage, and Burgoyne seemed determined to establish his asininity at the very start of the campaign. From Wordnik.com. [Lance Mannion:] Reference
This is one of the best articles I've read explaining in a nutshell, so to speak and asininity of why hemp is not grown in the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Versatile hemp] Reference
Still, he could not comprehend how they had had the asininity to. From Wordnik.com. [A Black Adonis] Reference
To what level of asininity must we reach before enough is enough. From Wordnik.com. [Biga's Rants - A Townhall.com user blog] Reference
My sincere hope is that he dies ASAP - less liberals in the world means less asininity. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
No one likes partisan asininity, never mind dishonesty, but politics is supposed to be messy. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Nancy Pelosi, who will get her own bound volume in the annals of asininity, has outdone herself. From Wordnik.com. [Common Folk Using Common Sense] Reference
Yes, she makes the list again this week, this time for misplaced self-righteousness and sheer asininity. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
But I'm gonna pull out some more asininity for the dozens of readers of Infinite Monkeys (which includes family). From Wordnik.com. [Infinite Monkeys - "...a sparkly blog..." - James Lileks] Reference
"By heaven, Buxton, is there no limit to your asininity?. From Wordnik.com. [The Deserter] Reference
Nor has this to do with the asininity of Anderson’s comment, or my comment thereon. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Empathy for the Unseen:] Reference
So let’s not pretend that any one group or political wing has a primacy claim on asininity. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Wouldn’t It Be So Impressive To Be a “Michigan Registered Reporter”?] Reference
Are you a "Dr" of asininity?. From Wordnik.com. [Gallup: Obama's Lead Narrowing] Reference
It is called a “quantum leap in asininity.”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ‘Fact Sheet’ On Clinton Interview Gets It Wrong] Reference
It's a good one, but actually spelled asininity. From Wordnik.com. [CT-04, CT-SEN: Lamont Win Could Signal End For Shays] Reference
A laugh at the dolorous asininity of life. From Wordnik.com. [Erik Dorn] Reference
The asininity is almost too much to bear. From Wordnik.com. [MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory] Reference
What asininity!. From Wordnik.com. [My Lady of Doubt] Reference
I’m more the “call you on your asininity” type. From Wordnik.com. [Human v. Fetus « UDreamOfJanie] Reference
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