overbearing
Americanadjective
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domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
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of overwhelming or critical importance.
adjective
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domineering or dictatorial in manner or action
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of particular or overriding importance or significance
Other Word Forms
- overbearingly adverb
- overbearingness noun
Etymology
Origin of overbearing
Example Sentences
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It seems to be made of every movie: a wild and playful and overbearing ambulation of references.
From Los Angeles Times
The emirate, now home to some 240,000 Britons, represented a place to start afresh, far from the rising costs, political upheavals and overbearing class system back home.
Other concerns include covenants in Paramount’s offer that Warner said are overbearing and would hurt its ability to operate the company prior to a deal closing.
In “The Great Santini,” he was a Marine fighter pilot who was as overbearing and explosive with his family as with the men under his command.
From Los Angeles Times
"There's still time and maybe the English dominance won't be that overbearing."
From BBC
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