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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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Origin of notionate

First recorded in 1840–50; notion + -ate1

Words nearby notionate

no time for, have, no time like the present, there's, not in the least, notion, notional, notionate, notions, notitia, not know beans, not know enough to come in out of the rain, not know someone from Adam
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How to use notionate in a sentence

  • 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 Arundel

  • She is as notionate as a child; and no one but my poor mother could ever manage her.

    Vashti|Augusta J. Evans Wilson
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