overweening
presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
exaggerated, excessive, or arrogant: overweening prejudice; overweening pride.
Origin of overweening
1Other words from overweening
- o·ver·ween·ing·ly, adverb
- o·ver·ween·ing·ness, noun
Words Nearby overweening
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How to use overweening in a sentence
It may have been Milburgh's overweening faith in his own genius.
The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar WallaceAnd have you, young lady, any of that overweening prejudice in favour of your own island?
The Two Admirals | J. Fenimore CooperHis overweening conduct gradually made his position at Berlin untenable.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonI have been,' said James Dutton to me at the last interview I had with him, 'all my life an overweening self-confident fool.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 | VariousThe Hanseatic League had long been offended at their overweening pride; and it now left them and removed its factory to Antwerp.
The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete | Friedrich Schiller
British Dictionary definitions for overweening
/ (ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ) /
(of a person) excessively arrogant or presumptuous
(of opinions, appetites, etc) excessive; immoderate
Origin of overweening
1Derived forms of overweening
- overweeningly, adverb
- overweeningness, noun
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