overweening Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
    extravagant; excessive; exuberant.
    • extravagant praise
    • exuberant compliments
    • overweening ambition
    • overweening greed
  2. adjective satellite presumptuously arrogant
    uppity.
    • had a witty but overweening manner
    • no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet
    • getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times

WordNet

O`ver*ween"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. -- O`ver*ween"ingly, adv. Milton. -- O`ver*ween"ing*ness, n.
    Here's an overweening rogue. Shak.
O`ver*ween"ing noun
Definitions
  1. Conceit; arrogance. Milton.

Webster 1913