Overweening Mnemonic
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overweening
overweening
/əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/
Examples
- Their overweening pride was seen.
- Overweening praise is counter productive.
- Subsequent events revealed his overweening ambition.
- Overweening vanity formed a strong part of Cruikshank's character.
- This overweening weenie ness of yours is unseemly, as well as wilfully stupid.
- This overweening weenie ness of yours is unseemly, as well as wilfully stupid.
- Catholics are just as prone to turn that overweening sense of orthodoxy on each other.
- Its most compelling character, however, is the family's overweening patriarch, Christopher.
- Similarly, your allegation of sectarianism upon me is also quite overweening.
- What might seem like overweening ambition is actually a patriotic chore.
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
adjective
presumptuously arrogant- S.V.Benet- NY Times
adjective
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"Over + Weaning. Overly confident weaning puppies think they can conquer the world."
"Over + Winning. Too confident like thinking you're always winning."
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