opiniatre

See also: opiniâtre

English

Etymology

French opiniâtre; see opiniaster.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˌpɪniˈeɪtə(ɹ)/

Adjective

opiniatre (comparative more opiniatre, superlative most opiniatre)

Obsolete form of opiniaster.
- 1693, [John Locke], “(please specify the section number)”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC:
  you desire to have him an insignificant wrangler, opiniatre in discourse , and priding himself in contradicting others

References

“opiniatre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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