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† iˈnopinate, a. Obs.
[ad. L. inopīnāt-us, f. in- (in-3) + opīnāt-us, pa. pple. of opīnārī to suppose, believe, think.]
Not thought of; unlooked for; unexpected.
1598Yong Diana 395 By imagining and hatching in his wicked hart a strange and inopinate treason. 1652Kirkman Clerio & Lozia 125 If he is astonished at this inopinate novelty. 1807tr. Three Germans I. 152 The inopinate recovery of his valued companion.
Hence † inopinately adv. (Bailey, 1730–6). |