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Meanings of
overweening
in inglês
Unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings.
excessive
extravagant
exuberant
Related terms
unrestrained
Presumptuously arrogant.
uppity
Related terms
immodest
Usage of
overweening
in inglês
1
Will they criticise the security measures as
overweening
,
ostentatious and largely unnecessary?
2
For clearly your jealousy of Caleb's God-given wit is
overweening
your reason.
3
She had cultivated an
overweening
conscience in her relations with Mrs. Bogardus.
4
He had the pride, at once resigned and
overweening
,
of a doctrinaire.
5
It was, however, almost the last exhibition of his
overweening
youthful egotism.
6
Now ye may hear a tale of great
overweening
and dire revenge.
7
I have no fear, declared the man whose vanity was so
overweening
.
8
You have an
overweening
conceit of yourself, sir, that displeases your Queen.
9
That lot were
overweening
at the best of times, and of late .
10
They had lost the radiant light of God in heaven through
overweening
pride.
11
Nor was this anticipation the mere offspring of an
overweening
confidence in themselves.
12
This Rabbi stood in need of correction on account of his
overweening
conceit.
13
What was that about casting off the yoke of
overweening
government?
14
Self-confidence in youth is an
overweening
insolence towards time and Nature.
15
He shouted with
overweening
triumph: The translation of that is South Carolina nigger.
16
The periodic resignation of the
overweening
Bernard Kouchner aside, things are going well.
Other examples for "overweening"
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overweening
overween
Verb
Present
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
overweening pride
overweening confidence
overweening conceit
overweening self
overweening vanity
More collocations
Overweening
through the time
Overweening
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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