- over·ween·ing
- /ˌoʊvɚˈwiːnıŋ/ adjformal + disapproving1 : too confident or proud
speeches by overweening politicians
2 : too great : excessive and unpleasantoverweening ambition/pride
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
over·ween·ing
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over — over; lar·over; more·over; over·alled; over·bear·ance; over·bear·ing·ly; over·berg; over·bur·den·ing·ly; over·come·er; over·compensate; over·compensation; over·compound; over·confidence; over·confident; over·conservative; over·den; over·fulfill;… … English syllables
o´ver|ween´ing|ness — o|ver|ween|ing «OH vuhr WEE nihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. thinking too much of oneself; conceited; self confident; presumptuous: »overweening confidence in his own powers (William H. Prescott). 2. excessive; exaggerated; »overweening ambition … Useful english dictionary
o´ver|ween´ing|ly — o|ver|ween|ing «OH vuhr WEE nihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. thinking too much of oneself; conceited; self confident; presumptuous: »overweening confidence in his own powers (William H. Prescott). 2. excessive; exaggerated; »overweening ambition … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|ween|ing — «OH vuhr WEE nihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. thinking too much of oneself; conceited; self confident; presumptuous: »overweening confidence in his own powers (William H. Prescott). 2. excessive; exaggerated; »overweening ambition … Useful english dictionary
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
ween — co·ween; over·ween; ween; over·ween·ing·ness; ween·sy; … English syllables
overweeningness — over·ween·ing·ness … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
overweening — o•ver•ween•ing [[t]ˈoʊ vərˈwi nɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud 2) exaggerated; excessive: overweening pride[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME overweninde, prob. as a calque of OFsurcuidant; see over , ween… … From formal English to slang
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