overweening.
Unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
Meaning & usage
Unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she’s overweening.
Exaggerated, excessive.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English overweninge, equivalent to overween + -ing. Cognate with obsolete Dutch overwanig, overwaand (“presumptuous; cocky; conceited”).
An excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities; presumption, arrogance.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English overweninge, equivalent to overween + -ing.
present participle and gerund of overween
Where this word comes from
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