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opinative

UK/ˈɒpɪnətɪv/US/əˈpɪnədɪv/

opinative adjective: conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.

Adjective

opinative (comparative more opinative, superlative most opinative)

  1. Conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.
  2. (obsolete) Opinionated, maintaining one's position stubbornly.
    • [Socrates] was an illiterate idiot […] , to philosophers and travellers, an opinative ass, a caviller, a kind of pedant […], New York Review of Books, 2001, p.44

Forms of opinative

comparativemore opinative
superlativemost opinative

Origin of opinative

From opine + -ate + -ive. Middle French opinatif, and its source, Late Latin opinativus, from the participle stem of Latin opīnārī.

Words formed from opinative

Questions about opinative

What does opinative mean?
Opinative means conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.
What part of speech is opinative?
Opinative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce opinative?
Opinative is pronounced /ˈɒpɪnətɪv/ (UK).

Words near opinative in the dictionary

  1. opinable
  2. opinant
  3. opinants
  4. opination
  5. opinations
  6. opinative
  7. opinatively
  8. opinator
  9. opinators
  10. opine
  11. opined

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