notionate
[ noh-shuh-nit ]
/ ˈnoʊ ʃə nɪt /
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adjective Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
strong-willed or stubborn.
having foolish and fanciful notions.
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Example sentences from the Web for notionate
Fish are what some people would call notionate; they bite well one day and then given you the grand laugh the next one.
Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube|Louis ArundelShe is as notionate as a child; and no one but my poor mother could ever manage her.
Vashti|Augusta J. Evans Wilson