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Webster 1913 Edition
Overbearing
Oˊver-bear′ing
,Adj.
1.
Overpowering; subduing; repressing.
I. Watts.
2.
Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.
–Oˊver-bear′ing-ly
, adv.
Oˊver-bear′ing-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Overbearing
OVERBEARING
, ppr.1.
Bearing down; repressing.2.
a. Haughty and dogmatical; disposed or tending to repress or subdue by insolence or effrontery.Definition 2024
overbearing
overbearing
English
Adjective
overbearing (comparative more overbearing, superlative most overbearing)
- Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.
Synonyms
- demanding, dictatorial, dominant, haughty, high-handed
- See also Wikisaurus:bossy
- See also Wikisaurus:arrogant
Derived terms
Translations
overly bossy or domineering
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External links
- overbearing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- overbearing in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- overbearing at OneLook Dictionary Search