overbearing en · ADJ
Etymology
From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) + -ing.
Meanings
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Overly bossy, domineering, arrogant, forceful, intense, or annoying.
In the same year, 1844, negotiations were begun to strengthen the North Union's position by an amalgamation with the Liverpool & Manchester and Grand Junction companies, but at the eleventh hour the shareholders took exception to the rather overbearing ways of the Grand Junction, and backed out.
1960 February 14, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Preston—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 100:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more overbearing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most overbearing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
overbearingness · overbearingly
Synonyms
haughty · high-handed · dictatorial · demanding · dominant
Translations (45)
hy բռնապետական (overly bossy or domineering) · ia imperiose (overly bossy or domineering) · mi ngarengare (overly bossy or domineering) · es despótico (overly bossy or domineering) · bg властен (overly bossy or domineering) · hu arrogáns (overly bossy or domineering) · fr dominateur (overly bossy or domineering) · ga iomarcach (overly bossy or domineering) · de anmaßend (overly bossy or domineering) · es dominante (overly bossy or domineering) · hu erőszakos (overly bossy or domineering) · es oprimente (overly bossy or domineering) · hu hatalmaskodó (overly bossy or domineering) · he שתלטן (overly bossy or domineering) · es prepotente (overly bossy or domineering) · ga tiarnúil (overly bossy or domineering) · ar مُتَسَلِّط (overly bossy or domineering) · hu pöffeszkedő (overly bossy or domineering) · bg повелителен (overly bossy or domineering) · es subyugante (overly bossy or domineering) · pt arrogante (overly bossy or domineering) · hu fennhéjázó (overly bossy or domineering) · de herrisch (overly bossy or domineering) · ga forbhríoch (overly bossy or domineering) · sv högdragen (overly bossy or domineering) · es imperioso (overly bossy or domineering) · hy հրամայական (overly bossy or domineering) · fr despotique (overly bossy or domineering) · pl arogancki (overly bossy or domineering) · ru вла́стный (overly bossy or domineering) · ga stróinéiseach (overly bossy or domineering) · mi tuanui (overly bossy or domineering) · hu basáskodó (overly bossy or domineering) · mi hākiki (overly bossy or domineering) · hu zsarnokoskodó (overly bossy or domineering) · fi komenteleva (overly bossy or domineering) · he דומיננטי (overly bossy or domineering) · cmn 霸道 (overly bossy or domineering) · de überheblich (overly bossy or domineering) · fi määräilevä (overly bossy or domineering) · ga anúdarásach (overly bossy or domineering) · cmn 蠻橫 /蛮横 (overly bossy or domineering) · pt prepotente (overly bossy or domineering) · cmn 盛氣凌人的 (overly bossy or domineering) · la imperiōsus (overly bossy or domineering)