opinionative

Example Sentences

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The opinionative islander turned the still vibrating scale by pulling out a long purse and repeating his original theory, that the whole question was mercantile.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

She knew that she wanted a friend—some one less opinionative than Mr. Fenshawe—to whom she could appeal for help and guidance when difficulties arose.

From The Wheel O' Fortune by Tracy, Louis

Subspecies: a well-marked form of a species differing from the type in some character of color or maculation which is recognizable but does not prevent a fertile union: an indefinite and opinionative division.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Subgenus: a division within a genus, based upon a character not sufficient for generic separation; opinionative.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

One is ignorant when one does not know the good of things; opinionative when one rates things by conventional standards; wise when one knows their real good.

From The Approach to Philosophy by Perry, Ralph Barton