Definitions for: Overweening

[adj] 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
[adj] unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

Webster (1913) Definition: O`ver*ween"ing, a.
Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. --
O`ver*ween"ingly, adv. --Milton. -- O`ver*ween"ing*ness,
n.

Here's an overweening rogue. --Shak.

O`ver*ween"ing, n.
Conceit; arrogance. --Milton.

Synonyms: excessive, extravagant, exuberant, immodest, unrestrained, uppity

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