different between asinine vs assish
asinine
English
Etymology
From Latin asin?nus (“of a donkey or ass”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?æs.?.na?n/, /?æs.?.na?n/
- Rhymes: -a?n
Adjective
asinine (comparative more asinine, superlative most asinine)
- Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality
- Synonyms: foolish, obstinate
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys
- 1881, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The Ingenious Knight: Don Quixote de la Mancha (page 84)
- Don Quixote had put himself but a little way ayont the village of Don Diego, when he encountered two apparent priests, or students, and two husbandmen, who came mounted on four asinine beasts.
- Synonym: donkeyish
- 1881, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The Ingenious Knight: Don Quixote de la Mancha (page 84)
Synonyms
- asinary (obsolete)
- assy (informal)
Derived terms
Related terms
- asinicide
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.zi.nin/
- Homophone: asinines
Adjective
asinine
- feminine singular of asinin
Italian
Adjective
asinine
- feminine plural of asinino
Anagrams
- insanie
Latin
Adjective
asin?ne
- vocative masculine singular of asin?nus
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assish
English
Etymology
ass +? -ish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æs??/
Adjective
assish (comparative more assish, superlative most assish)
- Characteristic of an ass or donkey;
- stupid or obstinate; asinine.
- c. 1795, Peter Pindar (John Wolcot), Liberty's Last Squeak
- an assish, mulish, packhorse clan
- c. 1795, Peter Pindar (John Wolcot), Liberty's Last Squeak
Anagrams
- his ass
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