self-opinionated

[ self-uh-pin-yuh-ney-tid, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlf əˈpɪn yəˌneɪ tɪd, ˈsɛlf- /

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adjective

conceited; having an inordinately high regard for oneself, one's own opinions, views, etc.

stubborn or obstinate in holding to one's own opinions, views, etc.

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Also self-o·pin·ioned

[self-uh-pin-yuhnd]. /ˌsɛlf əˈpɪn yənd/.

Origin of self-opinionated

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby self-opinionated

self-moving, self-mutilation, selfness, self-operating, self-opinion, self-opinionated, self-paced, self-parody, self-perpetuating, self-pity, self-plagiarism

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How to use self-opinionated in a sentence

She had become therefore somewhat querulous, and self-opinionated in her discussions with her friend.
La Mere Bauche|Anthony Trollope
"Self-opinionated old mountebank," Harleston thought, as he went down the corridor to Carpenter's office.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse|John Reed Scott
Knew him well, the selfish old pig; as conceited, self-opinionated an old fool as ever lived in all England.
Babylon, Volume 2 (of 3)|Grant Allen
And there is Ruiz, he's a cattle dealer; he'd be a good friend of Banks if Banks wasn't so infernally self-opinionated.
The Crusade of the Excelsior|Bret Harte

Self-opinionated, self-conceited, dogmatic, and contemptuous—they wore all the attributes of bigotry.
The Meaning of Faith|Harry Emerson Fosdick

British Dictionary definitions for self-opinionated

self-opinionated

less commonly self-opinioned

adjective

having an unduly high regard for oneself or one's own opinions

clinging stubbornly to one's own opinions

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