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overweening
UK /əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/ US /oʊvɚˈwinɪŋ/
adj 2noun 1
Collocations
1ADV.
suddenly
Definitions
adj
1
Unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she’s overweening.
Heere's an ouer-weening rogue.
2
Exaggerated, excessive.
The idea that an overweening federal government is a threat to both freedom and equality (not to mention prosperity) goes back to Jefferson, James Madison, Patrick Henry and some other fairly respectable personages.
noun
1
An excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities; presumption, arrogance.
Let us suppresse this over-weening [translating cuider], the first foundation of the tyrannie of the wicked spirit[…].
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — presumptuously arrogant
- uppity
adjective — unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she’s overweening.
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Heere's an ouer-weening rogue.
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The offer freely given was freely accepted, this gentleman already standing high in their opinion from his conduct to the Count; nor could they doubt that Lady Anne had lost herself many years of plea
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Let us suppresse this over-weening [translating cuider], the first foundation of the tyrannie of the wicked spirit[…].
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