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domineering

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dom·i·neer·ing  (dm-nîrng)
adj.
Tending to domineer; overbearing.

domi·neering·ly adv.

domineering
Adjective
acting arrogantly or tyrannically [Dutch domineren]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.domineering - tending to domineer
immodest - having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting"
submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

domineering
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domineering [dɔmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adjdominante

domineering [dɔmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adjdominateur/trice, autoritaire

domineering [dɔmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adjherrschsüchtig

domineering [dɔmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adjdispotico/a, autoritario/a

domineering
adj domineering [domiˈniəriŋ]
tending to order people about a domineering older brother. dominerende مُتَسَلِّط، مُسَيْطِر، مُسْتَبِد деспотичен pánovitý dominerende; tyrannisk tyrannisch καταπιεστικός dominador võimutsev سلطه گرا؛ قدرت طلب dominoiva dominateur שְׁתָלטָנִי दबंग, प्रभावी dominirajući zsarnoki suka memerintah ráðríkur tirannico, autoritario 横暴な 군림하려 하는, 거만한 valdingas valdonīgs menguasai bazig herskesyk, dominerende apodyktyczny dominador autoritar властный panovačný gospodovalnost zapovednički dominant ควบคุม hükmeden, otoriter 跋扈,極權的 деспотичний, владний تکبرانہ độc đoán 扈,


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Is not the love of wealth as domineering and enterprising a passion as that of power or glory?
Mingott had always professed a great admiration for Julius Beaufort, and there was a kind of kinship in their cool domineering way and their short-cuts through the conventions.
They were both em- barrassed, and to relieve her feeling she became harsh and domineering.
 
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