overweening
overweening is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.
- noun. Conceit; arrogance.
- adjective. presumptuously arrogant- S.V.Benet- NY Times
"had a witty but overweening manner"
"no idea how overweening he would be"
- adjective. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
"extravagant praise"
"exuberant compliments"
Synonyms
uppity, excessive, extravagant, exuberant
Common word forms
overween, overweeningly, overweeningness
Words from these letters
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