asinine
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As with much of the asinine ponderings coming from the Silicon Valley billionaire class, there’s a pseudo-intellectual rationale to prop up this nonsense.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2025
I smiled politely; I found the remark asinine; I resolved to work it into conversation as soon as possible.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
Kind of makes sense, given the absolutely asinine things that come out of his mouth!
From Slate ● May 10, 2024
It was, as stated recently by Gov. Jay Inslee, “the most asinine thing I’ve ever seen in Washington state political history.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
But the fact remained that any five-year-old girl in any family was always obliged to do as she was told, however asinine the orders might be.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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