opiniativeness love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being opiniative; undue stiffness in opinion.

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Examples

  • 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.

    Mr. Britling Sees It Through 1906

  • Ueberhells were accused of presumption and arrogance, of opiniativeness and pugnacity.

    The Elixir Georg Ebers 1867

  • Ueberhells were accused of presumption and arrogance, of opiniativeness and pugnacity.

    The Complete Short Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • Ueberhells were accused of presumption and arrogance, of opiniativeness and pugnacity.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • 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.

    A Manual of Moral Philosophy 1852

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