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Definition of: overweening
(ō′vər·wē′ning) adjective
Characterized by presumptuous pride or conceit; arrogant; excessive; exaggerated.
—noun Overconfidence; presumption. [OE oferwenan <ofer- over + wēnan think]
—o′ver·ween′ing·ly adverb
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