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Definition of Overbearingly
1. Adverb. In an overbearing manner.
Definition of Overbearingly
1. Adverb. In an overbearing manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overbearingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overbearingly
Literary usage of Overbearingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1839)
"But no one could accuse him of the least partiality; his honest and manly nature
ever disdained as much to trample overbearingly on the humble, ..."
2. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1896)
"She always will be overbearingly robust till the day we are bereft of her.
There was some secret in the house when I was there, which I did not trouble to ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1872)
"She looks proud, Mr. Dempsey.; I should say, overbearingly proud.' " ' Can't help
it, Mrs. Fum. The last of the Romans ! ..."
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