Ridiculous anserine behavior. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
To my knowledge,'anserine' is a perfectly respectable, albeit uncommon, adjective in our language. From Wordnik.com. [Uncommon Valor: Protecting Humanity for Flock's Sake] Reference
And that one was the victim of anserine necrophilia. From Wordnik.com. [It's A Bird's Life!] Reference
The gaff is blown, the anserine guard gives tongue with might and main. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 6, 1892] Reference
It usually comes from tendonitis in the anserine tendon. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
When the anserine tendon becomes inflamed, pain will occur. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Finally are the qualities of the anserine, hebetate, anserine and inserate are unified within person. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
Others are not as familiar, anserine ` gooselike. 'ranine ` froglike' and ca\pgrave\rine ` goatlike. '. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol III No 3] Reference
Since then he had respected her person, but to the day of his death he had cursed her for anserine stupidity. From Wordnik.com. [The Belovéd Vagabond] Reference
This candidate was chosen for the worst of reasons and cannot open her mouth without being anserine, vacuous, vapid and insensate. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Pacific Limited, said the centre would aim to build on links between chicken extracts containing anserine, carnosine, and other peptides, and mental function. From Wordnik.com. [NutraIngredients-USA RSS] Reference
Meat also contains unique endogenous antioxidants including carosine, anserine and others, along with iron and zinc, nutrients often lacking in the average diet. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
Perhaps the village lights embarrassed them, or perhaps the constant changes in the face of the country, from the clearings then going on, introduced into the landscape features not according with the ideal map handed down in the anserine family, and thus deranged its traditional geography. From Wordnik.com. [Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 02 (historical)] Reference
Now, if you expect me to hold forth in a "scientific" way about my tree - loves, -- to talk, for instance, of the Ulmus Americana, and describe the ciliated edges of its samara, and all that, -- you are an anserine individual, and I must refer you to a dull friend who will discourse to you of such matters. From Wordnik.com. [Autocrat of the Breakfast Table] Reference
One of their most charming bits of classic art is the famous miniature statue of the Gooseman; and the real name of the great Gutenberg, who, by his invention of printing, did more than any other mortal to make it easy for the human race to acquire the anserine mental habits, and the anserine moral characteristics, was Gänsfleisch!. From Wordnik.com. [Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View] Reference
We have "progressed" from the manly independence and fierce patriotism of our forebears to a namby-pamby foreign policy that compels our citizens abroad to seek protection of the consuls of other countries from the spirit that made our flag respected in every land and honored on every sea, to the anserine cackle of "jingoism" whenever an American manifests a love of country or professes a national pride. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 12] Reference
Or anserine rights, anyway. From Wordnik.com. [It's Duck Season!] Reference
2 minutes ago, -0 / +1The problem is if you remove all incohrent, anserine and vacuous answers from the whole tape then you end up with no interview. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
11 minutes ago, -0 / +1The problem is if you remove all incohrent, anserine and vacuous answers from the whole tape then you end up with no interview. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
15 minutes ago, -0 / +2The problem is if you remove all incohrent, anserine and vacuous answers from the whole tape then you end up with no interview. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
3 hr 16 min ago, -1 / +31The problem is if you remove all incohrent, anserine and vacuous answers from the whole tape then you end up with no interview. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
Ine adjectives that pertain to, resemble or are characteristic of an animal: accipitrine ` hawklike 'leonine ` lionlike' anguine ` snakelike 'lupine ` wolflike' anserine ` gooselike 'lutrine ` otterlike' aquiline ` eaglelike 'murine ` mouselike' asinine ` asslike 'oscine ` songbirdlike' bovine ` cowlike 'ovine ` sheeplike' canine ` doglike 'passerine ` perching - caprine ` goatlike' songbirdlike 'cervine ` deerlike' pavonine ` peacocklike 'colubrine ` kingsnakelike' piscine ` fishlike 'or ` gartersnakelike' porcine ` piglike or elephantine ` elephantlike '` swinelike' equine ` horselike 'ranine ` froglike' feline ` catlike 'serpentine ` serpentlike' herpestine ` mongooselike 'suilline ` hoglike' hircine ` goatlike, 'especially suine ` swinelike' in strong odor taurine ` bull-like 'or lustfulness ursine ` bearlike' lacertine or lacertilian viperine ` viperlike '. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol III No 3] Reference
Perchance this audience anserine. From Wordnik.com. [Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II] Reference
• anserine. From Wordnik.com. [Boise Weekly] Reference
The evening is calm -- the sun has just sunk below the tiles of the house, which serenely bounds the view from the quiet attic where I wield the anserine plume for the delectation of the pensive public -- all nature, etc. -- the sky is deep blue, tinged with mellowest red, like a learned lady delicately rouged, and ready for a literary soiree -- the sweet-voiced pot-boy has commenced his rounds with "early beer," and with leathern lungs, and a sovereign contempt for the enactments of the new police-act. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches — Complete] Reference
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