# overweening

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/

## Definitions
1. Unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
2. Exaggerated, excessive.

## Etymology
From Middle English overweninge, equivalent to overween + -ing. Cognate with obsolete Dutch overwanig, overwaand (“presumptuous; cocky; conceited”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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