Overweeningly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an overweening way; arrogantly.

    "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."

Synonyms

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excessivelyinordinatelyintemperatelyoutrageouslyoveroverly

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"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."

Etymology

From overweening + -ly.

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