Meaning & use
opined
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Expressed an opinion, especially in a formal or somewhat pompous way.
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The columnist opined that the new policy was doomed from the start.
"This will never work," he opined, without offering any evidence.
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Often used slightly ironically in writing, suggesting the speaker's opinion is confident but not necessarily well-founded.
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