opiniatre

1 of 3

adjective

variants or less commonly opiniastre or opiniaster

obsolete

: opinionated

opiniatre

2 of 3

noun

variants or less commonly opiniastre or opiniaster

plural -s

obsolete

: an opinionated person

opiniatre

3 of 3

verb

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

obsolete : to obstinately maintain (an opinion) or persist in (a course of action)

intransitive verb

obsolete : to obstinately maintain an opinion or persist in a course of action

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle French opinionastre, opiniatre, from opinion

Verb

French opiniâtrer, from opiniâtre opiniated, from Middle French opiniatre

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