Overweeningness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overweening \O`ver*ween"ing\, a.
     Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. --
     {O`ver*ween"ingly}, adv. --Milton. -- {O`ver*ween"ing*ness},
     n.
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           The conceits of warmed or overweening brain. --Locke.
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           Here's an overweening rogue.             --Shak.
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