词汇 | overbearingly |
释义 | overbearingly adverb disapprovinguk /ˌəʊ.vəˈbeə.rɪŋ.li/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈber.ɪŋ.li/ in the manner of someone who is too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, especially in a way that is unpleasant : She grew up with an overbearingly protective mother who always checked how her daughter was dressed before she left the house. He was intelligent, but as a speaker he was overbearingly pompous, so it was hard to take him seriously. in a way that is too strong: The dish was spicy, but not overbearingly so. Some of the singing was overbearingly loud. Synonym overpoweringly His films are overbearingly dark and depressing. Her music these days is often overbearingly melodramatic. The building is overbearingly dark and ugly, and has problems with damp and mould. Giving orders & commands all-points bulletin boss someone around bossily bossiness bossyboots commanding decree demand dictate expect harry instruct prescribe put something on self-ordained shove shove someone around stick stick out for something task You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing arrogance and conceit Power and intensity Related wordoverbearing |
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