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单词 overweening
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•ver•ween•ing /ˈoʊvɚˈwinɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. too proud or confident.
  2. exaggerated;
    excessive:overweening pride.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•ver•ween•ing  (ō′vər wē′ning),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud:a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
  2. exaggerated, excessive, or arrogant:overweening prejudice; overweening pride.
  • 1300–50; Middle English overwening(e) (gerund, gerundive); see overween, -ing2
o′ver•ween′ing•ly, adv. 
o′ver•ween′ing•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overweening /ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/ adj
  1. (of a person) excessively arrogant or presumptuous
  2. (of opinions, appetites, etc) excessive; immoderate
Etymology: 14th Century: over- + weening, from Old English wēnan: see ween

ˌoverˈweeningness n
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