English to English
overweening
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adjective (a)
- Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- Conceit; arrogance.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings(adj.all)Example:
Overweening ambition.
Overweening greed.
source: wordnet30 - presumptuously arrogant(adj.all)Example:
Had a witty but overweening manner.
No idea how overweening he would be.
source: wordnet30
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