notionate
Americanadjective
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strong-willed or stubborn.
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having foolish and fanciful notions.
Etymology
Origin of notionate
Example Sentences
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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 Hall, Eliza Calvert
My boss is a very notionate old party.
From The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp by Stokes, Katherine
Yaas," she said, expansively, "she's cur'us, kinder onsosherble 'n' notionate.
From Lodusky by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
A old man named Josh, he purty old and notionate.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
She's mighty still, an' sits an' grieves a heap, but she aint never notionate.
From Louisiana by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
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