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    overweening
    /ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. showing excessive confidence or pride: "overweening ambition"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOVERWEENING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    being too proud or confident in yourself: overweening pride / arrogance / vanity. She is driven by overweening ambition. Synonyms. proud (FEELING IMPORTANT) disapproving. uppity informal disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. boastful He was confident, not boastful.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › overweeningOverweening Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : arrogant, presumptuous. 2. : immoderate, exaggerated. overweeningly adverb. Did you know? “The overweening conceit which the greater part of men have of their own abilities is an ancient evil remarked by the philosophers and moralists of all ages.” So wrote the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › overweeningOverweening - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Overweening is a negative term meaning arrogant or excessive. People can be described as having overweening pride or overweening ambition. It's too much and not good.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoverweening adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of overweening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOVERWEENING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. (of a person) excessively arrogant or presumptuous 2. (of opinions, appetites, etc) excessive; immoderate.... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordOVERWEENING - Find out everything about this English word |...

    All you need to know about "OVERWEENING" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOVERWEENING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    being too proud or confident in yourself: overweening pride / arrogance / vanity. She is driven by overweening ambition. Synonyms. proud (FEELING IMPORTANT) disapproving. uppity informal disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. boastful He was confident, not boastful.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › overweeningOverweening - definition of overweening by The Free Dictionary

    Define overweening. overweening synonyms, overweening pronunciation, overweening translation, English dictionary definition of overweening. adj. 1. Presumptuously arrogant; overbearing: had a witty but overweening manner about him. 2. Excessive; immoderate: overweening ambition....

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › overweening_adjoverweening, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective overweening mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective overweening. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective overweening?

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › overweeningOverweening Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    noun. (now rare) An excessively high opinion of oneself or one's abilities; presumption, arrogance. Wiktionary.