opinionated, opinionative
- opinionated, opinionative
These words are commonly used as synonyms, each meaning "obstinate," "dogmatic," "fixed in one's beliefs," "stubborn": "Don't call me opinionated (or opinionative) just because I am correct in my attitude." A distinction is sometimes made by careful writers: opinionated is used to convey the senses mentioned above; opinionative is employed to refer to matters of opinion, usually in the sense of "hypothetical" or "assumed": "You seem to have reached an entirely opinionative conclusion." In most instances, use opinionated and forget about opinionative.
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
Harry Shaw.
1975.
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opinionative — See opinionated, opinionative … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
opinionated — See opinionated, opinionative … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Opinionative — O*pin ion*a*tive, a. 1. Unduly attached to one s own opinions; opinionated. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of the nature of an opinion; conjectured. [Obs.] Things both opinionative and practical. Bunyan. {O*pin ion*a*tive*ly}, adv. {O*pin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
opinionative — [ə pin′yənāt΄iv, ō pin′yənāt΄iv, ə pin′yənə tiv, ō pin′yənə tiv] adj. 1. of, or having the nature of, opinion 2. OPINIONATED opinionatively adv. opinionativeness n … English World dictionary
opinionative — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, being, or expressing opinion. The courts of the United States generally allow opinionative evidence concerning value. b) Opinionated. They were not only opinionative, peevish, covetous, morose, vain, talkative, but … Wiktionary
opinionated — Synonyms and related words: antiblack, balking, balky, biased, bigoted, bulldogged, bulletheaded, bullheaded, case hardened, chauvinistic, cocksure, colored, conceited, dictatorial, doctrinaire, doctrinarian, dogged, dogmatic, dogmatizing,… … Moby Thesaurus
opinionative — adjective obstinate in your opinions • Syn: ↑opinionated, ↑self opinionated • Similar to: ↑narrow minded, ↑narrow • Derivationally related forms: ↑opine … Useful english dictionary
opinionative — adjective Date: 1536 1. of, relating to, or consisting of opinion ; doctrinal 2. opinionated • opinionatively adverb • opinionativeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
opinionative — opinionatively, adv. opinionativeness, n. /euh pin yeuh nay tiv/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of opinion. 2. opinionated. [1540 50; OPINION + ATIVE] * * * … Universalium
opinionated — a. Conceited, dogmatical, opinionative, stiff or stubborn in opinion, opinioned … New dictionary of synonyms
