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overweening

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11 lettersPronunciation /əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eeeginnorvwStarts with OEnds with G0 clues
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Definitions

  1. presumptuously arrogant

Word origin

From Middle English overweninge, equivalent to overween + -ing. Cognate with obsolete Dutch overwanig, overwaand (“presumptuous; cocky; conceited”).

Used in a sentence

  • She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she’s overweening.
  • Heere's an ouer-weening rogue.
  • No success rendered him overweening and no disaster was ever known to stagger his firmness.

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