Overweening - English meaning

adjective

Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

Usage examples:

He's arrogant and opinionated

adjective

Proud in an unpleasant way and behaving as if you are better or more important than other people

Usage examples:

I never met a more conceited and arrogant young man., i was disgusted by his arrogance., lapham arr…

noun

A supporter of king charles i in the english civil war.

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Those loyal to parliament were called roundheads; those loyal to the king were cavaliers.

adjective

Showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.

Usage examples:

Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude

adjective

Not serious or caring enough about matters that other people are serious about

Usage examples:

A cavalier attitude toward public health concerns

adjective

Confident in an excessive or arrogant way.

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The cocksure golf prodigy from california

adjective

Too confident

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A strong, cocksure young man

adjective

Conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way.

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We were young, brash, cocky—we knew everything

noun

Another term for cockatoo.

noun

A farmer, originally one with a small holding.

Usage examples:

All the cockies in this district wear baseball caps sponsored by chemical companies

adjective

Excessively proud of oneself; vain.

Usage examples:

Fred's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him

adjective

Too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities

Usage examples:

Without wishing to sound conceited, i am the best salesperson in the company.

adjective

Showing contempt or lack of respect.

Usage examples:

With a last disdainful look, she turned towards the door

adjective

Showing that someone does not like someone or something and thinks that they do not deserve interest or respect

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She cast a disdainful glance at the food., disdainful of he is openly disdainful of journalists who…

adjective

Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred.

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He's selfish, egotistical, and arrogant

adjective

Having an inflated idea of one's own importance

noun

The tendency to think only about yourself and consider yourself better and more important than other people

Usage examples:

My brother is such an egotist.

adjective

Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

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A look of haughty disdain

adjective

Unreasonably proud and unfriendly

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They show a haughty contempt of others.

adjective

Unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people

Usage examples:

She has a rather haughty manner.

adjective

Using power or authority more forcefully than is needed, without thinking about the feelings or wishes of other people

adjective

Of imposing height.

Usage examples:

The elegant square was shaded by lofty palms

adjective

High

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Lofty mountains, lofty sentiments

adjective

Having or showing great authority.

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A magisterial pronouncement

adjective

Having or seeming to have complete authority

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His magisterial presence, jenkins's magisterial biography of gladstone

adjective

Excessively confident.

Usage examples:

Sarah's downfall came through being overconfident

adjective

Having or showing too much confidence

Usage examples:

He is overconfident and cocky., i'm not overconfident or arrogant, but i do believe in my own abili…

adjective

Apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending.

Usage examples:

We both occasionally experienced patronizing attitudes from staff

verb

Treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.

Usage examples:

She was determined not to be put down or patronized

adjective

Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.

Usage examples:

A proud grandma of three boys

adjective

Feeling satisfaction and pleasure because of something that you have achieved, possess, or are a part of

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He’s very proud of his daughters., the company is proud of its environmental record., [ + to infini…

adjective

Believing that you are more important or have a higher value than other people

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He never comes across as pompous or self-important., i look at these very serious, self-important p…

adjective

Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.

Usage examples:

He was feeling smug after his win

adjective

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Usage examples:

A supercilious lady's maid

adjective

Behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important

Usage examples:

He spoke in a haughty, supercilious voice.

adjective

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Usage examples:

Their flattery made him vain

adjective

Unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose

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A vain attempt to avoid responsibility, employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer,…

adjective

Excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain.

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This vainglorious boast of personal infallibility