overweeningly

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Etymology

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From overweening +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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overweeningly (comparative more overweeningly, superlative most overweeningly)

  1. In an overweening way; arrogantly.
    • 2005, France Kuffel, “Size and Sensibility”, in Psychology Today, volume 38, number 1, page 64:
      At size 8, I had to admit, I was so self-conscious (and secretly, overweeningly proud of it) that often that was all I was.