bovine

adjective

Definition of bovinenext
as in phlegmatic

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Recent Examples of bovine But this substance that's uniquely tailored for newborns is also receiving plenty of attention from adults who've taken to chugging bovine colostrum. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 1 June 2026 But this week, ahead of his debut at the Indianapolis 500, Schumacher’s task was of a bovine variety. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 22 May 2026 The group is also planning a bovine airlift — one of its signature moves — of 30,000 dairy cows from the US to Algeria. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 May 2026 Studies of flies found on dairy farms and cattle ranches have shown that these insects are major spreaders of pathogens like salmonella, Moraxella bovis (pinkeye), and spreadable pathogens of bovine respiratory disease. — Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bovine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bovine
  1. phlegmatic
  2. stolid
  3. impassive
  4. dispassionate
  5. indifferent
  6. detached
  7. aloof
Adjective
  • The thickset Armand Assante was a phlegmatic Odysseus, but Greta Scacchi, as Penelope—who has so little to say in the poem—became the physical embodiment of anger, and Isabella Rossellini was a teasing Athena.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • Shinichi Atobe’s arresting house and techno beams with inimitable candor, built from bright, phlegmatic loops that run on an eccentric internal logic.
    — Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of phlegmatic
Adjective
  • The trombonist Cutler is played by Terence Archie as stolid, unassuming and quietly in control.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Leigh—intellectual, magnetic, and capricious—went to finishing school before marrying a stolid, stable lawyer named Herbert Leigh Holman in 1932.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of stolid
Adjective
  • Fashion, or at least clothing, figures in the impassive characters that inhabit his installations.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Then, after walking for a couple of blocks, directing withering sneers at the policeman’s reddish face, which was as impassive as that of a stone idol, Gleb cooled down and succumbed to boredom.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of impassive
Adjective
  • Sorry, but social media doesn't do dispassionate or subtle music critique.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • These critiques, while important, carry forward the old model of the therapist as a dispassionate technician.
    — Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispassionate
Adjective
  • In fact, researchers found that nearly as many people are indifferent to the biannual switch as oppose it.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The film conceives of a universe ruled by blind luck, fundamentally indifferent to human suffering and moral comeuppance.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of indifferent
Adjective
  • The problem is the acting, which is broad, detached and, frankly, often amateurish.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The exterior entry and upper-level access of the detached, two-story guesthouse.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • Where Thomas is aloof and proud, Erika is prickly and sardonic, excellent tools for protecting a surprisingly fragile heart.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And blondes will find a path that diverges—wintery vanilla for an aloof, icy look or buttery almond for a cozy blonde that still turns heads.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of aloof

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