asinary

adj

"asinary" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“asinary” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of asinine (“ass-like, donkey-like, in sutbbornness, foolishness, or other ways”).

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Index EN-asinary · asinary · English

asinary · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for asinary
PropertyValue
Headwordasinary
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “asinary” in English

asinarysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

asinary is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of asinine (“ass-like, donkey-like, in sutbbornness, foolishness, or other ways”).".

No misspelling variants are generated for asinary in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin asinārius. The correct English form is asinary, spelled A-S-I-N-A-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of asinine (“ass-like, donkey-like, in sutbbornness, foolishness, or other ways”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how asinary appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Even in societies, where reason in lovely fimplicity beckons for address, and learning offers her brightest treasures for the easy return of acceptance, this prejudice will be frequently found to derive its origin and power from presumptuous ignorance. In spite of the ridicule, or severe reproof, which it always incurs, in spite of its own asinary vanity,…
  2. Although my subject, that I might be strictly asinary, has led me to a grave and serious treatment, it is not unfertile in more trivial suggestions. In England, where cruelty to animals of all kinds has attained its maximum, this Paria of the quadrupeds endures so large a share of outrage that I have sometimes imagined there must be a special Tophet reser…

Etymology

From Latin asinārius.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "asinary"?
"asinary" is spelled A-S-I-N-A-R-Y.
What does "asinary" mean?
As an adjective, "asinary" means: Synonym of asinine (“ass-like, donkey-like, in sutbbornness, foolishness, or other ways”).
What is the origin of the word "asinary"?
From Latin asinārius. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list