OPINIONATIVELY
OPIN'IONATIVELY, adverb With undue fondness for one's own opinions; stubbornly.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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OPINIONATIVENESS
OPIN'IONATIVENESS, noun Excessive attachment to one's own opinions; obstinacy in opinion.
OPINIONED
OPIN'IONED, adjective Attached to particular opinions; conceited.
OPINIONIST
OPIN'IONIST, noun One fond of his own notions, or one unduly attached to his own opinions.
OPISTHODOME
OPIS'THODOME, noun [Gr. that is behind, and house.]In Greece, a part or place in the back part of a house.
OPIUM
O'PIUM, noun [Latin opium; Gr. from juice.]Opium is the inspissated juice of the capsules of the papaver somniferum, or somniferous white poppy with which the fields in Asia Min...
OPLE-TREE
O'PLE-TREE, noun [Latin opulus.] The witch-hazel. obsolete
OPOBALSAM
OPOBAL'SAM, noun [Latin Gr. juice, and balsamum.]The balm or balsam of Gilead. It has a yellowish or greenish yellow color, a warm bitterish aromatic taste, and an acidulous fra...
OPODELDOC
OPODEL'DOC, noun1. The name of a plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus; but in modern usage.2. A saponaceous camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in ardent spiri...
OPOPANAX
OPO'PANAX, noun [Latin; Gr. juice, and a plant.]A gum-resin of a tolerably firm texture, brought in loose granules or drops, sometimes in larger masses. This substance on the ou...
OPOSSUM
OPOS'SUM, noun A quadruped of the genus Didelphis. It has a prehensile tail, like some of the monkeys, and is distinguished by a pouch or false belly, in which it protects and c...
OPPIDAN
OP'PIDAN, noun [Latin oppidanus, from oppidum a city or town.]1. An inhabitant of a town. [Not used.]2. An appellation given to the students of Eton school in England.OP'PIDAN, ...
OPPIGNERATE
OPPIG'NERATE, verb transitive [Latin oppignero; ob and pignero, to pledge, from pignus, pledge.] To pledge; to pawn. [Not in use.]
OPPILATE
OP'PILATE, verb transitive [Latin oppilo; ob and pilo, to drive.]To crown together; to fill with obstructions.
OPPILATION
OPPILA'TION, noun The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstructions, particularly in the lower intestines.
OPPILATIVE
OP'PILATIVE, adjective Obstructive.
OPPLETED
OPPLE'TED, adjective [Latin oppletus.] Filled; crowded. [Not in use.]
OPPONE
OPPO'NE, verb transitive [Latin oppono; ob and pono, to put.] To oppose. [Not used.]
OPPONENCY
OPPO'NENCY, noun [See Opponent.] The opening of an academical disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet; an exercise for a degree. [I believe not used in America.]
OPPONENT
OPPO'NENT, adjective [Latin opponens, oppono; ob and pono, to set, put or lay, that is, to thrust against; Heb. to build, that is, to set, to found, Latin fundo.] That opposes; ...
OPPORTUNE
OPPORTU'NE, adjective [Latin opportunus; ob and porto, to bear or bring; probably from the root of fero or porto, to bear. The sense of the verb opporto, would be to bring to or...
OPPORTUNELY
OPPORTU'NELY, adverb Seasonably; at a time favorable for the purpose. It has been applied to place, as well as to time, but its proper application is to time, and hence it accor...
OPPORTUNITY
OPPORTU'NITY, noun [Latin opportunitas.]1. Fit or convenient time; a time favorable for the purpose; suitable time combined with other favorable circumstances. Suitableness of t...
OPPOSAL
OPPO'SAL, noun s as z. Opposition. [Not used.]
OPPOSE
OPPO'SE, verb transitive s as z. [Latin oppono, opposui. The change of n into s is unusual. Two different verbs may be used, as in Latin fero, tuli. See Pose.]1. To set; against...
OPPOSED
OPPO'SED, participle passive s as z.1. To act adversely; with against; as, a servant opposed against the act. [Not used.]2. To object or act against in controversy.OPPO'SED, par...
OPPOSELESS
OPPO'SELESS, adjective Not to be opposed; irresistible. [Not in use.]