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overbearing

adjective

  1. bossy, controlling
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English overbear English -ing English overbearing From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) + -ing.

  1. Overly bossy, domineering, arrogant, forceful, intense, or annoying.

    In the same year, 1844, negotiations were begun to strengthen the North Union's position by an amalgamation with the Liverpool & Manchester and Grand Junction companies, but at the eleventh hour the shareholders took exception to the rather overbearing ways of the Grand Junction, and backed out.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English overbear English -ing English overbearing From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of overbear
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