Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being opiniative; undue stiffness in opinion.
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Examples
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Mr. Direck had read a very great deal of all this expressed opiniativeness of Mr. Britling: he found it entertaining and stimulating stuff, and it was with genuine enthusiasm that he had come over to encounter the man himself.
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Ueberhells were accused of presumption and arrogance, of opiniativeness and pugnacity.
The Elixir Georg Ebers 1867
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Ueberhells were accused of presumption and arrogance, of opiniativeness and pugnacity.
The Complete Short Works Georg Ebers 1867
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Ueberhells were accused of presumption and arrogance, of opiniativeness and pugnacity.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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Yet fright, temerity, or courage may impel us to incur dangers which we clearly see; opiniativeness or obstinacy may make us inwardly deaf to counsels or warnings which we hear; and motives of health may induce us to swallow the most nauseous drugs.
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