overopinionated

adjective

over·​opin·​ion·​at·​ed ˌō-vər-ə-ˈpin-yə-ˌnā-təd How to pronounce overopinionated (audio)
: excessively opinionated
She's disgusted that her field … is being infiltrated by … overopinionated philistines …Jane Goldman
… a Web site one can visit to ask random questions … of an anonymous audience of overeducated and overopinionated geeks.Tom Vanderbilt
… the overopinionated … little book that put so many people in this unhappy state of grammatical angst.Geoffrey K. Pullum

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overopinionated was in 1704

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“Overopinionated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overopinionated. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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