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Overweening
see synonyms of overweeningAdjective
1. excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
Example Sentences:'extravagant praise''exuberant compliments''overweening ambition''overweening greed'
2. overweening, uppity
presumptuously arrogant
Example Sentences:'had a witty but overweening manner''no idea how overweening he would be''getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Overweening
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Overweening
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