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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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ōp'i-nā'ition, n. p. 915Act of thinking; opinion. [Obs.]Ō-pīn'a-tīve, a. p. 915Obstinate in holding opinions; opinionated. [Obs.] Burton.O-pĭn'a-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 915In an opinative manner; conceitedly. [Obs.] More.Ŏp'i-nā'tor, n. p. 915One fond of his own opinions; one who holds an opinion. [Obs.] Glanville.O-pīne', v. i. p. 915To think; to suppose. [Obs. or colloq.] South.O-pīne', v. t. p. 915To think of or about; to suppose.O-pīn'er, n. p. 915One who thinks or holds an opinion; one who supposes. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Ō'pin-iăs'ter or Ō'pin-iăs'troŭs or Ō'pin-iā'tre, a. p. 915Unduly attached to one's own opinion, or stiff in adhering to it. [Obs.] Raleigh.O-pĭn'iāte, v. t. p. 915To maintain, as one's opinion, with obstinacy. [Obs.] Barrow.O-pĭn'iā-ted, a. p. 915Unduly attached to one's own opinions. [Obs.]Ō'pin-iā'ter, a. p. 915Stiff in opinion; obstinate. [Obs.]O-pĭn'ia-tĭve, a. p. 915Very stiff in adherence to one's individual or preconceived opinion. Sandys. 2. Founded on mere opinion; imagined; fancied; fantastic. “Opiniative uncertainty.” Glanville.O-pĭn'ia-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 915In an opiniative manner; conceitedly.O-pĭn'ia-tĭve-ness, n. p. 915The state of being opiniative. Raleigh.Ō'pin-iā'tor or Ō'pin-iā'tre, n. p. 915One who opiniates. [Obs.]Ō'pin-iā'tre, a. p. 915Opinionated; opinionator. [Obs.]O-pĭn'i-cŭs, n. p. 915(Her.) An imaginary animal borne as a charge, having wings like a griffin, and a short tail like that of a camel; — sometimes represented without wings.O-pĭn'ion, n. p. 915That which is opined; a mental conviction of the truth of some statement founded on a low degree of probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled…O-pĭn'ion, v. t. p. 915To think; to opine. [Obs.] Browne.O-pĭn'ion-ate or O-pĭn'ion-ā'ted, a. p. 915Stiff in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion; obstinate in opinion. Albert Lee bade the active, but opinionated, man good-morrow. W. Scott.O-pĭn'ion-ate-ly, adv. p. 915Obstinately; conceitedly.O-pĭn'ion-a-tĭst, n. p. 915An opinionated person. [Obs.]O-pĭn'ion-a-tĭve, a. p. 915Unduly attached to one's own opinions; fond of preconceived notions. “The opinionative Pharisees.” Milton.O-pĭn'ion-a-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 915With undue fondness for one's own opinions; stubbornly.O-pĭn'ion-a-tĭve-ness, n. p. 915Excessive attachment to one's own opinions; obstinacy in opinion.O-pĭn'ion-ā'tor, n. p. 915One who is inclined to adopt an opinion without sufficient knowledge; an opinionative person. [Obs.] “If any should think that he can make this out by bare reason, as possibly some opinionators may.”…O-pĭn'ion-ā'tre-ty or O-pĭn'ia-try, n. p. 915Unreasonable attachment to one's own notions; obstinacy in opinions. [Obs.] Browne.O-pĭn'ioned, a. p. 915Attached to particular opinions; conceited; opinionated. So thought Uzziah when he went into the temple, but was thrust out with a leprosy for his opinioned zeal which he thought judicious. Milton.O-pĭn'ion-ĭst, n. p. 915One fond of his own notions, or one unduly attached to his own opinions.O-pĭp'a-roŭs, a. p. 915Sumptuous. [Obs.]O-pĭp'a-roŭs-ly, adv. p. 915Sumptuously. [Obs.]O·pis’tho-cœ’li·an, a. p. 915(Osteology.) Having the hinder surface concave, as in the vertebræ of some saurians. R. Owen.O-pis'tho-dōme, n. p. 915(Arch.) A building in the rear of another; especially, in ancient Greece, a building in the rear of a temple, often used to contain its treasures.Ōp′is-thōg′ra-phy, n. p. 915A writing upon the back of any thing; especially, the act of writing upon the back of a leaf or sheet which is already written upon on one side. [Rare.] Scudamore.O-pĭt/ū-lā'tĭon, n. p. 915The act of helping or aiding; help. [Obs.]ŏ'pi-ŭm, n. p. 915The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy. ☞ Opium, as first obtained, flows from incisions made in the capsules of the plant, and the best flows from the first incision. It is…Ō'ple-tree, n. p. 915The witch-hazel. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Ō·po-băl'sam, n. p. 915A resinous juice, called also balm of Mecca, and balsam or balm of Gilead, of a yellowish or greenish-yellow color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and an acidulous, fragrant smell. It is held in…Ō'po-dĕl'doc, n. p. 915A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, used for external injuries. [Obs.] 2. A saponaceous camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in ardent spirits, with the addition of…O-pōp'a-năx, n. p. 915An inspissated juice of a tolerably firm texture, brought in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish-yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and an acrid taste.…Ŏ-pō'rō-cē, n. p. 915(Med.) A medicine composed of autumnal fruits, especially quinces, pomegranates, &c., and wine;—formerly employed as a remedy in dysentery, diseases of the stomach, and the like. Dunglison.O-pŏs'sum, n. p. 915(Zoöl.) An animal of several species of marsupial quadrupeds of the genus Didelphys. The common species of the United States is the D. Virginiana. Another species, common in Texas and California, is…ŏp'pi·dan, a. p. 915Pertaining to a town. [Obs.] Howell.ŏp'pi-dan, n. p. 915An inhabitant of a town. [Obs.] Wood. 2. A student of Eton College, England, who boards in the town, and not in the college.Op-pĭg'ner-āte, v. i. p. 915To pledge; to pawn. [Obs.] Bacon.Ŏp'pi·lāte, v. t. p. 915To crowd together; to fill with obstructions. [Obs.]ŏp'pi-lā'tion, n. p. 916The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstructions, particularly in the lower intestines. “Gouts and dropsies, catarrhs and oppilations.” Bp. Taylor.ŏp'pi-lā'tive, a. p. 916Obstructive. [Obs.] Sherwood.ŏp-plēte' or ŏp-plēt'ed, a. p. 916Filled; crowded. [Obs.]Ŏp-plē'tion, n. p. 916The act of filling up, or the state of being filled. [Obs.]Ŏp-pōne', v. t. p. 916To oppose. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Op-pō'nen-cy, n. p. 916The act of opposing, or of opening an academical disputation; the proposition of objections to a thesis; an exercise for a degree. Todd.Op-pō'nent, a. p. 916Inclined to oppose; adverse; opposing; antagonistic. 2. Situated in front; opposite.Op-pō'nent, n. p. 916One who opposes, or opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe. 2. Especially, one who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other verbal controversy. 3. (Academic Usage.) One who attacks some…ŏp′por-tūne′, a. p. 916Present at a proper time; recurring or furnished at a needed or suitable occasion; seasonable; timely; fit; becoming. This is most opportune to our need. Shak. Perhaps in view Of those bright…ŏp'por-tūne', v. t. p. 916To be fit or suitable for; to suit. [Obs.]ŏp'por-tūne'ly, adv. p. 916In an opportune manner; seasonably.ŏp'por-tūne'ness, n. p. 916The quality or condition of being opportune or timely.ŏp'por-tū'ni-ty, n. p. 916Fit or convenient time; a time favorable for the purpose; suitable time combined with other favorable circumstances. A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Bacon. I had an opportunity…Ŏp-pōs'a-ble, a. p. 916Capable of being opposed or resisted. 2. Admitting of being opposed to something else, in position or action.