bovinely
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8.8
In a slow, dull way like a cow moves
- adverb
- /ˈboʊvɪnli/
- Offensive
:
de manera bovina (despectivo)
- The student bovinely stared at the clock, waiting for the class to end.
Examples
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There was someone else there, a thin young girl in a pink sweater who bovinely chewed a cud of gum.
Fiction book (1993) -
Not with a cuss!" she exploded suddenly to Peter, the Narcissus's bovinely phlegmatic mate.
Fiction book (2001) -
He walked bovinely through the field, seemingly indifferent to the beauty around him.
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During the meeting, she responded bovinely to the questions, showing little interest.
Antonyms
How Dull
Surface Forms
bovinely positive
Morphology
Etymology
Bovinely comes from the Latin root bov- meaning 'cow', the same root in the English word bovine. So, to behave bovinely is to act 'cow-like' — slow, dull, or calm, which explains the word's modern meaning.