(OH-ver-WEE-ning), adjective
Extremely presumptuous, arrogant, and overconfident.
| Front | overweening |
|---|---|
| Back | (OH-ver-WEE-ning), adjective Extremely presumptuous, arrogant, and overconfident. “Golf is an open exhibition of OVERWEENING ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill soured by a whiff of arrogance.” – Alistair Cooke, British-born American journalist and broadcaster |
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