bovine

adjective

Definition of bovinenext
as in phlegmatic

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Recent Examples of bovine His psychedelic paintings, sometimes painted in the style of Russian Orthodox icons, often depicted Putin with a bovine nose or hugging pigs. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 June 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 Among them are several sustainability goals incentivizing Kering brands to adopt alternative materials like mycelium and to reduce the intensity of bovine leather products. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 11 June 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
  • Riles’s face is impassive, focused, as the announcer reads out the winner.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of impassive
Adjective
  • In the weeks since the show premiered, memes and unauthorized merch capturing Patricia’s dispassionate delivery, heroic shotgun wielding, and jerky dance moves have flooded the internet.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • The historians noted that the plaques are not a dispassionate museum display.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of dispassionate
Adjective
  • New Yorkers have long had what might be called an indifferent relationship with Swift, if not an overtly skeptical one.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • Where the first album adapted ’70s disco and ’80s house to contemporary pop, this project feels free of those constraints, or at least indifferent to them.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of indifferent
Adjective
  • Or a pig’s leg lying off to the side, detached and jittering, could resemble Ted’s leg.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • They got approved for a mortgage on a £150,000 (about $198,441) two-bedroom, semi-detached house in Seaham, England.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • Frances Perkins was, by temperament, cool and aloof, even a bit boring.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • Tired of trying to come off cool and aloof on dates?
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of aloof

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“Bovine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bovine. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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