notionate

American  

[noh-shuh-nit] / ˈnoʊ ʃə nɪt /

adjective

Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

1. strong-willed or stubborn.

2. having foolish and fanciful notions.

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Etymology

Origin of notionate

First recorded in 1840–50; notion + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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notionate

I have heard my father tell it a thousand times in his pleasantry, how it was when my mother was a bride but newly come home and notionate, that she learned him these tricks.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

I knowed she wasn't when she was so notionate this evenin'.

From Louisiana by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Really, Horace, I had no idea you were so notionate.

From Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley

My boss is a very notionate old party.

From The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp by Katherine Stokes

I know you'll think I'm notionate and changeable, but—I don't want to sell this house.

From Clover and Blue Grass by Eliza Calvert Hall