overweening

English - Turkish

Definition of overweening in English Turkish dictionary: mağrur; özünü beğenmiş; kibirli; kendinden fazla emin; fodul; gururlu; {s} aşırı; {s} kendini beğenmiş; sonsuz

English - English

Definition of overweening in English English dictionary: Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited
She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she's overweening.; Exaggerated, excessive; Conceit; arrogance; disapproval If you want to emphasize your disapproval of someone's great ambition or pride, you can refer to their overweening ambition or pride. `Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit,' she said. too proud and confident - used to show disapproval = arrogant (overween (14-19 centuries), from ween (11-20 centuries), from wenan); unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"; 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; {s} arrogant; conceited; self-confident; presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S; Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
overweeningly: In an overweening way; arrogantly
overween: {v} to think too high or fondly
overween: To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume

overweening

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