overweeningly en · ADV
Etymology
From overweening + -ly.
Meanings
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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.
2005, France Kuffel, “Size and Sensibility”, in Psychology Today, volume 38, number 1, page 64:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most overweeningly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more overweeningly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |