overweening
pronunciation
How to pronounce overweening in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈwi:nɪŋ]
How to pronounce overweening in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈwinɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- unrestrained in especially feelings
- presumptuously arrogant
Word Origin
- overweening
- overweening: see wish
- overweening (adj.)
- mid-14c., from present participle of verb overwenen "be conceited, presume, be presumptuous, be over-confident," from Old English oferwenian "to be proud, become insolent or presumptuous;" see over- + ween.
Example
- 1. And the localisation scheme appears to be yet another example of the pitch being queered for foreign firms by an overweening chinese state .
- 2. He could have galvanised the great majority that have been cheated by an overweening super-class but thought it electorally necessary to mimic the tory myth of the undifferentiated big-tent " middle " .
- 3. Overweening chinese state power also might be chasing many foreign businesses -- and some developing countries -- toward more congenial investment and trade partners .