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horseback opinion

horseback opinion noun: an opinion given without thorough consideration or a firm basis, often used in a casual or speculative way.

Noun

horseback opinion (plural horseback opinions)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) An opinion given without thorough consideration or a firm basis, often used in a casual or speculative way.
    • My sister gives it as a horseback opinion that she'd been engaged to this fellow nearly eight months.1903, Andy Adams, The Log of a Cowboy, A Narrative of the Old Trail Days, page 72

Forms of horseback opinion

pluralhorseback opinions

Questions about horseback opinion

What does horseback opinion mean?
Horseback opinion means an opinion given without thorough consideration or a firm basis, often used in a casual or speculative way.
What part of speech is horseback opinion?
Horseback opinion is a noun.
What is the plural of horseback opinion?
The plural of horseback opinion is horseback opinions.

Words near horseback opinion in the dictionary

  1. horse-yards
  2. horseable
  3. horseapple
  4. horseapples
  5. horseback
  6. horseback opinion
  7. horseback opinions
  8. horsebacker
  9. horsebackers
  10. horsebacks
  11. horseball

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