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often wrong, never in doubt

often wrong, never in doubt adjective: having overconfidence in one's opinions that is impervious to failure.

Adjective

often wrong, never in doubt (not comparable)

  1. Having overconfidence in one's opinions that is impervious to failure.
    • As stated before, Larry says High D personalities are “often wrong, never in doubt.”1998, Lee Ellis, Larry Burkett, Your Career in Changing Times, →ISBN
    • We have an expression in our day: “often wrong; never in doubt.” In this case they were always wrong.2016, Phil Enlow, Truth, Deception & God’s Unfolding Purpose, →ISBN

Examples of often wrong, never in doubt in a sentence

  • “Often wrong, never in doubt” was long the motto of editorial writers, but it can be applied to the journalism racket generally.2018 June 8, Andrew Ferguson, “A Freelancer in Rome”, in The Weekly Standard:
  • Following the unwavering credo of, “Often wrong, never in doubt”, The Wrath of Woody says: Virginia 34, Virginia Tech 31.2018 July 21, Aaron Perryman, Andy Bitter, Paul Woody, “Hokies vs. 'Hoos: We made two all-time teams based solely on NFL performance”, in...

Questions about often wrong, never in doubt

What does often wrong, never in doubt mean?
Often wrong, never in doubt means having overconfidence in one's opinions that is impervious to failure.
How do you use often wrong, never in doubt in a sentence?
“Often wrong, never in doubt” was long the motto of editorial writers, but it can be applied to the journalism racket generally.
What part of speech is often wrong, never in doubt?
Often wrong, never in doubt is an adjective.

Words near often wrong, never in doubt in the dictionary

  1. oft-times
  2. oft-used
  3. oft.
  4. often
  5. often times
  6. often wrong, never in doubt
  7. oftener
  8. oftenest
  9. oftenly
  10. oftenness
  11. oftens

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