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overweening |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overweening \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overweening \O`ver*ween"ing\, n. Conceit; arrogance. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overweening adj 1: unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: {excessive}, {extravagant}, {exuberant}] 2: 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 [syn: {uppity}]
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