toweringly
- adverb
- /ˈtaʊərɪŋli/
:
arrogantemente
- She toweringly addressed the audience, making everyone feel small in comparison.
Examples
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The artist toweringly dismissed the opinions of her peers, certain of her own genius.
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He toweringly rejected any criticism, believing he was always right.
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He spoke toweringly about his achievements.
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The CEO addressed the crowd toweringly.
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The artist toweringly dismissed the opinions of her peers, certain of her own genius.
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He toweringly rejected any criticism, believing he was always right.
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She toweringly addressed the audience, making everyone feel small in comparison.
Synonyms
8
4.8
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
8
6.0
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
2
6.6
Behave in a proud, unfriendly way to show you feel better than others
1
8.6
To speak in a commanding way that expects people to obey
1
7.7
In a proud, showy way to seem more important than others
1
7.2
In a proud way that shows you feel better than other people
1
7.6
In a way that tries to seem more important or special than it is
1
6.6
In a way that shows you feel better than others
1
8.5
In a showy, exaggerated way to impress people
1
5.4
In a proud way that shows off your achievements
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than others
In a way that shows you feel better than other people
To act in a very proud way that ignores other people
In a way that shows too much pride in yourself
In a way that shows too much pride in what you have done or how you look
In a way that uses very fancy words to sound important
To speak or write in a showy, formal way using fancy words
In a self-important, bossy way as if always right
In a proud, showy way to get attention
In a proud way that shows you want others to admire you
Talking about things you did to show you are proud
Behaving as if you are better than other people
How Arrogant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word toweringly also comes from tower, with the idea of 'towering over' someone, so it can mean acting proud or showing you are better than other people.