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Definition of Overbearingness
1. Noun. The trait of being imperious and overbearing.
Generic synonyms: Arrogance, Haughtiness, Hauteur, High-handedness, Lordliness
Derivative terms: Domineering, Imperious, Overbearing, Overbearing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overbearingness
Literary usage of Overbearingness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Historical Review by American Historical Association (1901)
"... himself in a violence of conduct, a viciousness of living and an overbearingness
of manner that surpassed the worst eccentricities of his forefathers. ..."
2. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund (1897)
"... he is coming perforce,' mere overbearingness. Therefore, when I have said that
you are beyond the reach of words, the decision rests with you. ..."
3. The Contemporary Review (1872)
"There was nothing of vehemence or overbearingness. He was not fond of arguing,
or, at least, would only do so quietly. The closeness of his attention to ..."
4. The Dialogues of Plato by Plato (1871)
"... whereas the wantonness and overbearingness of the other love affecting the
seasons is a great injurer and destroyer, and is the source of pestilence, ..."
5. Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society by Hakluyt Society (1888)
"(Here follows an account of the overbearingness of the " Popish priests," etc.)
" And all this Came to pass by the None regard this and the former Agent had ..."
6. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"Let not thy heart be proud for valor in the midst of thy troops. Beware of
overbearingness [?]: one knoweth not what shall happen; what a god will do when ..."
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