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Definitions for overweening
ˈoʊ vərˈwi nɪŋover·ween·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweeningadjective
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
"extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
overweening, uppityadjective
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
Wiktionary
overweeningnoun
An excessively high opinion of oneself or one's abilities; presumption, arrogance.
overweeningadjective
Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.
She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she's overweening.
overweeningadjective
Exaggerated, excessive.
ChatGPT
overweening
Overweening refers to someone demonstrating excessive confidence, arrogance, or excessive ambition. It may also refer to an action, attitude, or idea that is excessively presumptuous and overly confident.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overweening in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overweening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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