anserine meaning

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anserine (adjective): of or resembling a goose.

anserine has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

anserine as an adjective

  1. of or resembling a goose

    Related forms: subfamily Anserinae

  2. having or revealing stupidity
    • ridiculous anserine behavior
    • a dopey answer
    • a dopey kid
    • some fool idea about rewriting authors' books

    Synonyms: dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky

    Similar: stupid

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in NE · 8-letter words

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