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opinionative

American  
[uh-pin-yuh-ney-tiv] / əˈpɪn yəˌneɪ tɪv /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of opinion.

  2. opinionated.


opinionative British  
/ əˈpɪnjənətɪv /

adjective

  1. of or relating to opinion

  2. another word for opinionated

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Other Word Forms

  • nonopinionative adjective
  • nonopinionatively adverb
  • nonopinionativeness noun
  • opinionatively adverb
  • opinionativeness noun

Etymology

Origin of opinionative

First recorded in 1540–50; opinion + -ative

Example Sentences

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Wolfe Tone declared him to be by far the most impudent and opinionative fellow that he had ever known in his life.

From Burke by Morley, John

Therefore the opinionative power, which is the lower reason, is distinct from the mind and the intellect, by which we may understand the higher reason.

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Lucy is opinionative, and now and then embarrassingly candid, but she leads a life that most of us would shrink from.

From Vane of the Timberlands by Bindloss, Harold

He was a young man, who looked opinionative, and when he first appeared was dressed in city clothes.

From The Gold Trail by Bindloss, Harold

Ah! my dear,' in answer to a look, 'you have not seen my poor child of late: you do not know how much more opinionative she has become, or rather, Theresa has made her.

From Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife by Yonge, Charlotte Mary