bovine

adjective

Definition of bovinenext
as in phlegmatic

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Recent Examples of bovine 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 Customers coming into the store will first walk to a cheese case decorated with a mural of alpine dairy cows — bovine art is a theme throughout — and then move on to the bakery area and coffee bar with a new espresso machine. — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026 Cases of bovine tuberculosis were recently confirmed in Northern Lower Michigan, with the infected animals detected within a dairy herd in Charlevoix County. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 23 Feb. 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
  • Many Labour members hope Burnham’s people skills and charisma can connect with the public more than the stolid, managerial Starmer could ever do.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Many Labor members hope Burnham’s people skills and charisma can connect with the public more than the stolid, managerial Starmer could ever do.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of stolid
Adjective
  • Lancelot, noticeably weary, impassive, and preoccupied atop an equally weary black horse, follows the sorcerer, while Merlin leads him up the path into the realm of shadows, out of the frame to the left.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • Riles’s face is impassive, focused, as the announcer reads out the winner.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of impassive
Adjective
  • But dispassionate common sense is not what left-wing ideology breeds.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Though quietly caring and possessing rich inner worlds, both King and Etna are dispassionate narrators.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispassionate
Adjective
  • OpenRouter’s worth rests on routing that stays indifferent to who owns the router.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Lawmakers simply closed their ears to the critics and boldly pushed ahead, either oblivious or indifferent to the consequences to Maryland taxpayers.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of indifferent
Adjective
  • The former Feyenoord boss stood accused of being too detached from the local fanbase.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Supervisors also supported language that would allow detached guest houses to be used as vacation rentals.
    — Haley Parsley August 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • Khalil is unfailingly polite, in a way that can come across as mannered, almost aloof.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Technically very good, but also a little aloof, while getting good results without appearing to try desperately hard to impress you.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of aloof

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“Bovine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bovine. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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