opinionative

[uh-pin-yuh-ney-tiv]

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adjective

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

Origin of opinionative

First recorded in 1540–50; opinion + -ative

Related formso·pin·ion·a·tive·ly, adverbo·pin·ion·a·tive·ness, nounnon·o·pin·ion·a·tive, adjectivenon·o·pin·ion·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·o·pin·ion·a·tive·ness, noun

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Related Words for opinionative

tenacious, steadfast, unyielding, inflexible, intransigent, recalcitrant, dogmatic, willful, adamant, headstrong, hardened, dogged, convinced, firm, resolved, cantankerous, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, hard

Examples from the Web for opinionative

Historical Examples of opinionative

She was the least selfish of human beings, the least opinionative, the most good-natured.
The Bertrams
Anthony Trollope
Subgenus: a division within a genus, based upon a character not sufficient for generic separation; opinionative.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
The State legislatures would become inquisitive, opinionative, and probably factious.
North America, Volume II (of 2)
Anthony Trollope
Another is, when the opinionative approbation of the mind, and honouring God with the lips and knee, are mistaken for true love.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)
Richard Baxter
And meditating inordinately on light and controverted opinions, makes light, opinionative, contentious professors.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)
Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for opinionative

opinionative

adjective rare

of or relating to opinion
another word for opinionated

Derived Formsopinionatively, adverbopinionativeness, noun

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