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Definition of Domineering
1. Adjective. Tending to domineer.
Also: Immodest
Derivative terms: Domineeringness
Antonyms: Submissive
Definition of Domineering
1. a. Ruling arrogantly; overbearing.
Definition of Domineering
1. Verb. (present participle of domineer) ¹
2. Adjective. overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Domineering
1. domineer [v] - See also: domineer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Domineering
Literary usage of Domineering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Manual of Method by Alfred Hezekiah Garlick (1896)
"Stubborn and Domineering.—This kind of crying is a striving for mastery. ...
A child is fond of domineering. The checking of this arouses antagonism. ..."
2. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"On Domineering Wives —"Satires." Now tell me, if thou canst not love a wife, Made
thine by every tie, and thine for life, Why wed at all? ..."
3. James Mill: A Biography by Alexander Bain (1882)
"He expects to subdue everybody by his domineering tone—to convince everybody by
his positiveness. His manner of speaking is oppressive and overbearing. ..."
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