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overweeningly

overweeningly adverb: in an overweening way; arrogantly.

Adverb

overweeningly (comparative more overweeningly, superlative most overweeningly)

  1. In an overweening way; arrogantly.
    • At size 8, I had to admit, I was so self-conscious (and secretly, overweeningly proud of it) that often that was all I was.2005, France Kuffel, “Size and Sensibility”, in Psychology Today, volume 38, number 1, page 64

Forms of overweeningly

comparativemore overweeningly
superlativemost overweeningly

Origin of overweeningly

From overweening + -ly.

Questions about overweeningly

What does overweeningly mean?
Overweeningly means in an overweening way; arrogantly.
What part of speech is overweeningly?
Overweeningly is an adverb.

Words near overweeningly in the dictionary

  1. overween
  2. overweened
  3. overweener
  4. overweeners
  5. overweening
  6. overweeningly
  7. overweeningness
  8. overweenings
  9. overweens
  10. overweep
  11. overweeping

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