overweeningly
1
9.9
- adverb
- /ˌoʊvərˈwiːnɪŋli/
- Formal
- He spoke overweeningly about his achievements.
Examples
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The CEO spoke overweeningly about the company's success, ignoring the team's contributions.
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He overweeningly dismissed the suggestions of his colleagues, believing only his ideas mattered.
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She overweeningly assumed she would win the competition without much effort.
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She approached the project overweeningly, believing she knew everything.
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She spoke overweeningly about her accomplishments, making everyone around her uncomfortable.
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His overweeningly confident attitude made it hard for others to work with him.
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The overweeningly proud parent bragged about their child's achievements to anyone who would listen.
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
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
8.1
In a way that shows too much confidence and crosses other people's limits
1
5.4
In a proud way that shows off your achievements
1
7.7
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
1
6.6
In a way that shows you feel better than others
1
8.4
In a showy, proud way using big, fancy words
1
9.7
In a way that shows too much pride in yourself
1
8.1
In a proud, showy way to get attention
1
9.3
In a way that shows too much pride in what you have done or how you look
1
9.9
Talking about things you did to show you are proud
1
7.1
In a proud way that shows you want others to admire you
1
7.2
Acting as if you are better than other people
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
In a way that shows you think you are better than others
How Proud
Surface Forms
Morphology
overweeningly = overweening (semi-transparent) = over + ween + ing + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'overweening' using the productive suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
Overweeningly comes from the parts over- meaning 'too much' and the old verb ween meaning 'to think'. So it describes someone who acts as if they think too highly of themselves, like being overconfident.