opinionated

[uh-pin-yuh-ney-tid] Example Sentences Origin

o·pin·ion·at·ed

[uh-pin-yuh-ney-tid]
adjective
obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.

Origin:
1595–1605; obsolete opinionate to possess or form an opinion (see opinion, -ate1) + -ed2

o·pin·ion·at·ed·ly, adverb
o·pin·ion·at·ed·ness, noun
non·o·pin·ion·at·ed, adjective
non·o·pin·ion·at·ed·ness, noun
o·ver·o·pin·ion·at·ed, adjective
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o·ver·o·pin·ion·at·ed·ly, adverb
o·ver·o·pin·ion·at·ed·ness, noun
un·o·pin·ion·at·ed, adjective
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prejudiced, biased; bigoted; stubborn.

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Example Sentences
  • Next up are the opinionated news feeds, pandering to a particular political faction.
  • It boiled down to people who knew what they were talking about and a couple of opinionated people.
  • Fox is famous for being opinionated rather than for being profitable.
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opinionated (əˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪd)
 
adj
holding obstinately and unreasonably to one's own opinions; dogmatic
 
o'pinionatedly
 
adv
 
o'pinionatedness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

opinionated
"obstinate," c.1600; see opinion.
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