Meaning

3 senses
  1. Silly, foolish, stupid.

  2. Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike.

    гуси́ныйgusínyj

    гу́сячийhúsjačyj, гуси́нийhusýnyj

    of or resembling a goose

  3. (obsolete)Exhibiting goose flesh.

    anserine skin

Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
similar to a goose or geese; gooselike:
Русский
By meaning 1
similar to a goose or geese; gooselike:

Origin

From Latin anserīnus, from anser (“goose”).

From Latin anserīnus, from anser (“goose”).

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Forms

more anserine, most anserine
Comparativemore anserine Lesson
Superlativemost anserine Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
anserine — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto