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overweening
adjective
Presumptuously arrogant
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adjective
Presumptuously arrogant
“Had a witty but overweening manner”
adjective
Unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
“Extravagant praise”
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Had a witty but overweening manner
{'source': 'S.V.Benet', 'text': 'no idea how overweening he would be'}
{'source': 'NY Times', 'text': 'getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down'}
Extravagant praise
Exuberant compliments
Overweening ambition
Overweening greed
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