Defenition of the word overweening

• Defenition of the word overweening

  • 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
  • presumptuously arrogant
  • unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

Synonyms for the word overweening

• • arrogant
  • conceited
  • excessive
  • extravagant
  • exuberant
  • haughty
  • pompous
  • presumptuous
  • uppity

Similar words in the overweening

• • immodest
  • overweening
  • unrestrained

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