anserine

Definitions of anserine
  1. adjective
    of or resembling a goose
  2. adjective
    having or revealing stupidity
    “ridiculous anserine behavior”
    synonyms: dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky
    stupid
    lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
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