Asinine [adjective]

"We are somewhat surprised," he said, knowing it for an asinine remark but afraid to risk his dignity by being plainer.

Morsfield, entirely objecting to asinine harness with him, mocked at his invocation and intonation of the name of Jove.

For these patriotic services the members of the asinine assembly are duly acknowledging their gratitude.

His faith was unshaken—in sheer asinine fatuity it was sublime.

One of them in particular, who shall be nameless, quite asinine.

We come to wear one cut of face and figure, and acquire by degrees the gentlest asinine expression.

You made an utterly asinine statement when you declared that 99 per cent of your readers have already read these classics.

Your family look at you in amazement and wonder what you had seen to admire in such an asinine performance.

Lester realized that this was an asinine attempt to sugar-coat the true story and it made him angry.

Finally, I took my leave, conscious that I had been asinine in my remarks and had made a deplorable impression.