anserine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or resembling a goose
  2. adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
    goosey; dopy; goosy; dopey; jerky; foolish; gooselike.
    • ridiculous anserine behavior
    • a dopey answer
    • a dopey kid
    • some fool idea about rewriting authors' books

WordNet

An"ser*ine adjective
Etymology
L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.
  2. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Anseres.

Webster 1913