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overweening

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Synonyms: overweaning, overseeing, overfeeding, overseeding, overwearing

Antonyms: overweaning, overseeing, overfeeding, overseeding, overwearing

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Adjective

  1. Unduly confident; arrogant.
    • overweening pride
    • She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she’s overweening.
  2. Exaggerated, excessive.

Noun

  1. An excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities; presumption, arrogance.

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of overween

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