Overweening
Overweening adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Snippy and overweening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Snippy" instead an adjective "Overweening".
Snippy
Snippy adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: I get tired of his snippy insistence that emulating the rich and famous is the only way to appear successful
Overweening and snippy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overweening" instead an adjective "Snippy".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- assuming and overweening
- assuming and snippy
- impudent and overweening
- impudent and snippy
- forward and overweening
- forward and snippy
- impertinent and overweening
- impertinent and snippy
- bold and overweening
- bold and snippy
- brash and overweening
- brash and snippy
- brazen and overweening
- brazen and snippy
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