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Overweening

Overweening Meaning & Definition
Overweening Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overweening?

[adj] presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
[adj] unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overweening: excessive | extravagant | exuberant | immodest | unrestrained | uppity

Related Terms | Find terms related to Overweening: a bit much | abandoned | arrogant | assuming | assured | audacious | boundless | brash | brazen | brazenfaced | bumptious | cocksure | cold | complacent | confident | consequential | contumelious | convinced | cool | decided | determined | disdainful | egregious | enormous | exaggerated | excessive | exorbitant | extravagant | extreme | fabulous | familiar | fancy | forward | gigantic | gluttonous | high | hubristic | hyperbolic | hypertrophied | immoderate | improvident | imprudent | impudent | incautious | incontinent | indiscreet | injudicious | inordinate | insolent | insulting | intemperate | monstrous | narcissan | narcissine | narcissistic | narcistic | obtrusive | out of bounds | out of sight | outrageous | overbig | overbold | overcareless | overconfident | overdeveloped | overgreat | overgrown | overlarge | overmuch | overpresumptuous | overproud | oversure | persuaded | poised | pompous | positive | presuming | presumptuous | procacious | proud | pushful | pushy | rash | reassured | secure | self-admiring | self-appointed | self-approving | self-asserting | self-assertive | self-assuming | self-assured | self-complacent | self-confident | self-congratulating | self-congratulatory | self-content | self-contented | self-delighting | self-elect | self-endeared | self-esteeming | self-gratulating | self-gratulatory | self-important | self-loving | self-reliant | self-respecting | self-satisfied | self-sufficient | smug | steep | stiff | sure | temerarious | too much | unafraid | unbridled | unchary | unconscionable | undoubting | undue | unfaltering | unhesitating | unreasonable | unrestrained | unwary | unwavering | uppish | uppity | vain | vainglorious | would-be

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Overweening In Webster's Dictionary

\O`ver*ween"ing\, a. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. -- {O`ver*ween"ingly}, adv. --Milton. -- {O`ver*ween"ing*ness}, n. Here's an overweening rogue. --Shak.
\O`ver*ween"ing\, n. Conceit; arrogance. --Milton.

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