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English-Thai Dictionary

overweening

ADJ ซึ่ง มั่นใจ มากเกินไป  โอหัง  overconfident sueng-man-jai-mak-koen-pai

 

overweening

ADJ หยิ่งยโส  arrogant haughty humble meek ying-ya-so

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERWEENING

ppr. 1. Thinking too highly or conceitedly.
2. a. That thinks too highly, particularly of one's self; conceited; vain; as overweening pride; an overweening brain.

 

OVERWEENINGLY

adv. With too much vanity or conceit.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERWEENING

OVERWEENING O `ver *ween "ing, a.

 

Defn: Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. -- O `ver *ween "ingly, adv. Milton. -- O `ver *ween "ing *ness, n. Here's an overweening rogue. Shak.

 

OVERWEENING

OVERWEENING O `ver *ween "ing, n.

 

Defn: Conceit; arrogance. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overweening

o ver ween ing |ˈōvərˈwēniNG ˈˌoʊvərˈwinɪŋ | adjective showing excessive confidence or pride: overweening ambition. DERIVATIVES o ver ween ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

overweening

over |ween |ing |əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ | adjective showing excessive confidence or pride: overweening ambition. DERIVATIVES overweeningly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

overweening

overweening adjective that overweening attitude of his makes my skin crawl: overconfident, conceited, cocksure, cocky, smug, haughty, supercilious, lofty, patronizing, arrogant, proud, vain, self-important, imperious, overbearing; informal high and mighty, uppish. ANTONYMS unassuming.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

overweening

overweening adjective overconfident, conceited, cocksure, cocky, smug, haughty, supercilious, disdainful, lofty, patronizing, arrogant, proud, vain, vainglorious, self-important, egotistical, high-handed, magisterial, cavalier, imperious, domineering, dictatorial, overbearing, presumptuous, lordly, peremptory, pompous, officious, blustering, boastful, self-assertive, opinionated, bold, forward, insolent; informal high and mighty, throwing one's weight about /around, uppish; rare hubristic. ANTONYMS modest, diffident, unassuming.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overweening

o ver ween ing /òʊvə r wíːnɪŋ /形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗思い上がった, うぬぼれた, 尊大な .ly 副詞