different between asinine vs assy

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)

1. Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality

   Synonyms: foolish, obstinate

2. 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

Synonyms

• asinary (obsolete)
• assy (informal)

Derived terms

Related terms

• asinicide

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.zi.nin/
• Homophone: asinines

Adjective

asinine

1. feminine singular of asinin

Italian

Adjective

asinine

1. feminine plural of asinino

Anagrams

• insanie

Latin

Adjective

asin?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of asin?nus

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æsi

Etymology 1

From ass (“arse, asshole”) +? -y.

Adjective

assy (comparative assier or more assy, superlative assiest or most assy)

1. (Canada, US, vulgar) Characteristic of or like an ass or asshole.
   • 2009, Jincy Willett, The Writing Class:

     Maybe "the assiest asshat in assville" wasn't as minty fresh as all that.

Etymology 2

From ass (“donkey”) +? -y.

Adjective

assy (comparative assier or more assy, superlative assiest or most assy)

1. Like or resembling an ass; asinine.
   • 2009, Mary Hogan, Pretty Face:

     I am the assiest of all asses. I bray in my sleep.

Etymology 3

Short for assembly.

Noun

assy

1. Abbreviation of assembly.
   • 1984, Dan Poynter, The parachute manual: a technical treatise on aerodynamic decelerators (page 172)

     A manually operated 28' seat assy with a white C-8 canopy.

Anagrams

• Yass, says, yass

Portuguese

Adverb

assy (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of assim.