Definitions for overweening



Overview of adj overweening

The adj overweening has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening

(unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed")

2. overweening, uppity

(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)

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